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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Street Art
PLAYLIST ANTROPOCENE (WHITE)
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
PLAYLIST
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
House Fire
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Eye Patch Squid" Pop Art Painting on Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Lucky Strike - Original Gary John Iconic Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Appalled Aristo
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Muskrat Love
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Cat Suey" Bold Blue Pop Art Cubist Inspired Contemporary by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
"If Every Pork Chop Were Perfect" Pop Art Contemporary Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Giovanni Battista Pittoni, Holy Family with Cupids, Venetian Baroque, Christmas
By Giovanni Battista Pittoni
Located in Greven, DE
In 2001 the German art historian Art historian and Raphael Expert, Prof. Jürg Meyer zur Capellen, published the painting "Die Heilige Familie" in a monographic article, ascribing the present work to the Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Pittoni (1687 -Venice - 1767). (Newspaper "Weltkunst", October 2001, No 12, p. 1850 f. ill.)
He describes it as a typical work by this artist. Pittoni was one of the most influential and successful artists of the Venetian Settecento. He was a pupil of the Veronese Master Giovanni Balestra (1666-1740). His style is influenced by Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734) and Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770).
Giovanni Battista Pittoni was already successful at a young age and soon lead his own workshop.
He created large-scale hitoria paintings, as well as large, religious altarpieces. In addition to Venetian and Upper Italian patrons, Pittoni also had many interested parties from Europe. His work is accordingly scattered in many different museums and private collections today. Pittoni - like other painter colleagues of his time - repeated his own compositions both by hand and with the help of his workshop. He repeatedly incorporated details into other pictures and contexts.
Prof. Meyer zur Capellen noted the very good condition of the present work and the high quality of the paint with fine graduations and the vivid brushstrokes.
Provenance: The panting has not been on the art market for at least 300 years. In the year 2000 the work was donated by the Münster-based, Noble Family Ketteler zu Harkotten to a private collection in Westphalia. Most probably the canon Nikolaus Hermann von Ketteler zu Harkotten bought the piece in Venice in 1750 together with the altarpiece of the Clemens Church in Münster.
On the reverse of the work is a fideicommissum number by Ketteler zu Harkotten.
As it belonged to the family commission, the painting was inalienable until 1919, when the corresponding law was repealed, and after that time it remained in the family's possession without interruption. Pittoni's only direct relationship to Münster is the commission for the high altar painting of the Baroque St. Clemens Church. It can be assumed that then canon von Ketteler saw this painting in the artist's workshop during his stay in Venice and acquired it for himself. This would also explain the discrepancy in dating. (ca. 1735/1750). However, it is also possible that the painting originated in the possession of Ferdinand von Plettenberg...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Para Todos Los Sonadores Y Sonadoras - Large Original Painting on Canvas
By Danny Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 and colored pencil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
24 Carrots 24 Hours
By Danny Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"Nurmi Loves Fast Food" Original Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Ora Esset Justitia, Oil, Acrylic & Spray Paint on Canvas, Bear & Lady Justice
By RU8ICON1
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas; earthy olive green, kelly green, lime green, ecru; figurative painting, glitch aesthetic, bear and lady justice holding a sword and the scales of justice along with classic decorative and symbolic motifs found on US paper currency...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
High Voltage Direct Current
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint, Spray Paint
Portrait Of Elisabeth Marguerite, The Artist's Daughter
Located in Miami, FL
Nicolas de Largillierre painted Elisabeth Marguerite in oil on canvas. A larger version of this work was offered by Sotheby's for $500,000 and is now in a French Museum - Palais ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Perreo
By Danny Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Fred Mobile" Colorful Contemporary Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Cool Kid Crown
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
The Four Seasons: Summer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Originally painted for Louis XV's mistress Madame de Pompadour, this sensuous work of voluptuous bathing nudes is a copy of Boucher's "The Four Seasons...
Category
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Blonde Bombshell" Original Pop Art series by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Feeling Like Birdman I'm Finna Get My Shine On
By Danny Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
"Mid Century Tiki Style" Original Colorful Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Raise the Dead - Skull Street Art & Graffiti
By Fabien Rocca
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed-media contemporary artist from Miami via Corsica, France who has lead national digital art campaigns, most notably for Warner Bros 75 Years of DC Comics, and the development o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media
Psychedelic Animal Vortex Neon Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright neon abstract with stenciled surreal animals floating amidst a multicolored and patterned vortex-like composition by San Francisco artist Scott Williams...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1990's Graffiti Artist. Mixed Media Painting Bold Colorful New Wave NYC Panama
By Tabo Toral
Located in Surfside, FL
Blind Heads, mixed media painting
Tabo Toral, Panamanian (1950 - ) Born Boquete, Chiriquí. Panamanian painter.
Studied plastic arts in the United States b...
Category
1990s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Fence A & B, Acrylic and Felt on Canvas (diptych), Figurative Graffiti Painting
By NTEL
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Acrylic and felt on canvas (diptych); clever split-image piece of a graffiti writer clipping a fence with fiskars in order to gain entry to a location that is otherwise off limits. ...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Felt, Acrylic
"Double Trouble" Original Red Cat Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Ordus Naturalis, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Painting, Eagle & US Dollar, Currency
By RU8ICON1
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Oil and acrylic on canvas; earthy olive green, lime green, ecru; featuring an eagle and motifs on US currency.
From RU8ICON1's latest series, "Counterfeit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Terminus Aeternum, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Painting, cheetah & gazelle
By RU8ICON1
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Oil and acrylic on canvas; earthy tones, olive green, kelly green, gray, stone gray, stone blue, navy, black, ecru, gold; businessmen, Wall Street, financial district, cheetah and ga...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Skeleton Key
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"2 by Sea" gallery-wrapped acrylic on canvas painting by artist John CRASH Matos
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"2 by Sea" gallery-wrapped acrylic on canvas painting by street artist John "CRASH" Matos. Signed "2 by Sea" 2/2003 J Crash Matos on back. CRO 333 written on stretcher bar.
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Hell Kitty" Vibrant Colorful Pink Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
"Tokyo Trix" Pink Vibrant Original Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
"Sun's Out Buns Out" Original Contemporary Pop Art inspired by Big Boy Burger
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Little Love Bot - Black and Red Street Art on Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Going True Changes by street artist MUSTART, spray paint, bold & bright colors
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Going True Changes by street artist MUSTART, spray paint, bold & bright colors, pastels and earth tones. Figurative elements, landscapes and cityscapes with bold graffiti style text...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Magazine Paper, Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Peshmerga, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, Figurative Painting, portraits of war
By RU8ICON1
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Oil and acrylic on canvas, Peshmerga; earthy olive green, kelly green, lime green, burgundy, red, brown, light blue, ecru, black; filial decorative pattern and symbolic motifs classi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
Teepee
By Danny Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Bomb The Crown" Original Contemporary Colorful Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
"Fake Flying" Original Contemporary Batman Pop Art Series by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Baby Baron BBQ
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Batman From My Childhood - Orginal Street Art Black and White by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Terminus Aeternum, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Painting, cheetah & gazelle
By RU8ICON1
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Oil and acrylic on canvas; earthy tones, olive green, kelly green, gray, stone gray, stone blue, navy, black, ecru, gold; businessmen, Wall Street, financial district, cheetah and ga...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"StarKist" Colorful Pop Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Porque Todos Pintaron Flores - Original Vibrant Colorful Pop Art by Danny Brown
By Danny Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter
WE THE PEOPLE. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
In classic Sharp Edge 21st Century New York Style, Berlin acknowledges and shows solidarity with the world mourning the cruel death of George Floyd in the United States, and starting...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Icon Attitude" Original Pop Art inspired by Wonder Woman series by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Eyes and Crown" Pop Art Cartoon inspired Contemporary Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Taking This Donkey To The Moon - Orginal Street Art on Korean Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Bejeweled Baroness
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Stuffed Up
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Now by street artist BLUSTERONE, figurative subway commuter with bold pattern
By BlusterOne
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Now by street artist BLUSTERONE, figurative subway commuter with bold red & white abstract geometric pattern
Line work in black that describes the figure's seated position and focus...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Build by street artist BLUSTERONE, figurative subway commuter with bold pattern
By BlusterOne
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Build by street artist BLUSTERONE, figurative subway commuter with bold pattern
Line work in black that describes the figure's seated position and focus, filled with bright pink and orange plaid pattern work. Subway commuter seated in subway seat...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Acrylic
Here by street artist BLUSTERONE, figurative subway commuter with bold pattern
By BlusterOne
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Build by street artist BLUSTERONE, figurative subway commuter with bold red & white abstract geometric pattern
Line work in black that describes the figure's standing position and f...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
My Favorite Flavor Cherry Red - Original Street Art Donuts Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Fine Antique French Rococo Scrolled Oil Painting Cherubim Playing - over door
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Playing Cherubim
French School, circa 1900
oil painting on canvas laid down on panel
within oyster shell scrolled gilt frame
overall measurements: 23 x 40 inches
provenance: private collection, the South of France
A very beautiful and original antique painting, depicting these playful cherubim. The work is typical of the French Rococo...
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Masked Mouse Speak
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Pair of Large 18' Century French Oil Paintings after Francois Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing works of the genre scene, dates to the late 18th century. After the famous French artist Francois Boucher, who was the court painter to King Louis XV.
It is in its origina...
Category
18th Century Rococo 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.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.