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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Photorealist
Fine Very Large 18th Century French Rococo Oil Painting Elegant Figures in Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Figures in a Park French School, Rococo period 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 33.5 x 44 inches canvas : 27 x 39 inches provenance: private collection condition: v...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Coquelicot" Oil painting 12" x 12" inch by Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Coquelicot" Oil painting 12" x 12" inch by Casey Baugh Medium: oil on linen on panel Coquelicot - “Wild corn poppy” in old French vernacular, the term is nowadays also used to des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Panel, Oil

'Tribal Indochine Woman II' Photorealistic Portrait Painting
Located in Rye, NY
‘Tribal Indochine Woman 2’ is a large photorealist oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quang Huy in 2008. Featuring a captivating white, grey and black palette...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Jen Starling", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Jen Starling" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female portrait with a landscape background colored with pink and blue hues. About the artist: "Upon first glance, viewers might think Daniel's works are photographs because of their stunningly realistic elements. However, the longer we look at one of his paintings, the more we become aware that they are anything but a part of our world. We encounter Sprick's paintings not so much as statements, but more as experiences, whereby we engage deeply with his creativity. - Timothy J. Standring, exhibition curator and Gates Foundation Curator at the Denver Art Museum. Daniel Sprick's Fictions: Recent Works includes more than 30 examples of the Colorado artist's portraiture and still life paintings that blur the line between realism and abstraction. His meticulous representation of everyday objects and stirring interpretation of the human form provide viewers a new way to look at the world. Born: May 1, 1953, Little Rock, Arkansas Education: AA-Mesa College, Grand Junction...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Sunset Limited", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Sunset Limited" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a mountain landscape colored with the orange hues of twilight. About the artist: "Upon first glance, viewers might think Daniel's works are photographs because of their stunningly realistic elements. However, the longer we look at one of his paintings, the more we become aware that they are anything but a part of our world. We encounter Sprick's paintings not so much as statements, but more as experiences, whereby we engage deeply with his creativity. - Timothy J. Standring, exhibition curator and Gates Foundation Curator at the Denver Art Museum. Daniel Sprick's Fictions: Recent Works includes more than 30 examples of the Colorado artist's portraiture and still life paintings that blur the line between realism and abstraction. His meticulous representation of everyday objects and stirring interpretation of the human form provide viewers a new way to look at the world. Born: May 1, 1953, Little Rock, Arkansas Education: AA-Mesa College, Grand Junction...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

French School Courting Pastoral Scenes, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
French School 18th Century Pastoral Scenes Oil on canvas A delightful pair of 18th-century pastoral scenes, this charming set of oil paintings depicts two quintessential tableaus ...
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18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Rococò Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Bacchus Ariadne
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Bacchus and Ariadne. 101.5 x 75.5 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame. Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of...
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Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ritratto del Re di Sardegna Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia. Ambito di G. Panealbo
Located in Firenze, IT
Ritratto del Re di Sardegna Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia. Ambito di Giovanni Panelalbo. Ritratto di Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia (Torino, 26 giugno 1726 – Moncalieri, 16 ottobre 1...
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Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

18th century French figure painting - Portrait lady - Oil on canvas Rococò
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (18th century) - Portrait of a lady. 43 x 35 cm without frame, 69 x 59 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame. - Inscription on the back. ...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Painter with Pati' Figurative painting, man & woman wearing a pink ball gown
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Painter with Pati' is a self portrait of the artist himself and his life model Pati. Pati wears a bright pink ball gown whilst the artist is depicted in a mirror behind her. Highly detailed with an incredible vibrant colour palette, and a work that would make a great addition to any collection. Robert...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Tangled" Hyperrealistic Narrative Monkey Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Tangled" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a figure in a suit tangled in yarn while also holding aloft a spider monkey. The hyperrealistic style inclu...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

"Sugar Heist" Hyperrealistic Narrative Figures Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Sugar Heist" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a figure in a suit jumping alongside two lemurs holding iced sugar cookies. The hyperrealistic style in...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

"The Path Is Made By Walking" Hyperrealistic Horse Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"The Path Is Made By Walking" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a champagne horse with a crow on its back being led by a figure out of frame of the com...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

"Dreaming Venus", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Dreaming Venus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude feminine model laying on her side in the fetal posi...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Little Pond" Hyperrealistic Narrative Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Little Pond" is a framed acrylic on canvas painting by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a man in a suit partially submerged in water with koi fish and a pint of ice cream. The hyperrealis...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Touch 2 - contemporary photorealistic female face close-up detail oil painting
Located in London, GB
Anne Moses is a British artist living and working in the UK. Since leaving the University of Manchester with a B.A Honours Degree in Fine Art she has been developing and producing wo...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Covered - hyper-realism face close up finger eye lashes detail oil painting
Located in London, GB
Anne Moses is a British artist living and working in the UK. Since leaving the University of Manchester with a B.A Honours Degree in Fine Art she has been developing and producing wo...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Bataille de Fibonacci
Located in Paris, FR
Jerome Romain lives in Montpelier, France Classic Painting for Contemporary History He defines his painting as " The world as a representation " His oil on canvas paintings are born ...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marquis of Sourches and family, Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Louvre Copyist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Marquis of Sourches and his family at the Country Concert" After Hubert DROUAIS (1699-1767) oil painting on canvas, late 20th century from the studio of Dagher, Paris (read notes below), stamped verso canvas: 61 x 50 cm (24 x 19.75 inches) unframed. provenance: the atelier Dagher, Paris Very fine quality large scale oil painting after the 17th century Renaissance painting by Hubert DROUAIS (1699-1767), "Marquis of Sourches and family at the Country Concert". The painting itself dates to the late 20th century and is an original work by the world famous studio in Paris, the "Atelier Dagher". The Atelier Dagher have for 35 years been faithfully painting Old Masters copies and are one of the few artists to be authorised by the Louvre and Orsay Museums in Paris to paint in situ. Mr Amal Dagher...
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18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Renaud and Armide, Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Louvre Copyist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Renaud and Arminde" After François BOUCHER (1703-1770) oil painting on canvas, late 20th century from the studio of Dagher, Paris (read notes below), stamped verso canvas: 92 x 73 cm (36.25 x 28.75 inches) unframed. provenance: the atelier Dagher, Paris Very fine quality large scale oil painting after the 18th century Renaissance painting by François BOUCHER (1703-1770) , "Renaud and Armide". The painting itself dates to the late 20th century and is an original work by the world famous studio in Paris, the "Atelier Dagher". The Atelier Dagher have for 35 years been faithfully painting Old Masters copies and are one of the few artists to be authorised by the Louvre and Orsay Museums in Paris to paint in situ. Mr Amal Dagher, the senior member of the family of painters, is often present in front of his easel in the Louvre Museum to paint in the way of a genuine Great Master painting...
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16th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dj Princesse
Located in Paris, FR
Jerome Romain lives and works in Montpelier, France He defines his painting as Classic Painting for Contemporary History " The world as a representation " His oil on canvas painting...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

L'Opération
Located in Paris, FR
Jerome Romain lives and works in Montpelier, France He defines his painting as Classic Painting for Contemporary History " The world as a representation " His oil on canvas painting...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Bataille de Fibonacci
Located in Paris, FR
Jerome Romain lives in Montpelier, France Classic Painting for Contemporary History He defines his painting as " The world as a representation " His oil on canvas paintings are born ...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Se faire les ongles
Located in Paris, FR
Jerome Romain lives in Montpelier, France Classic Painting for Contemporary History He defines his painting as " The world as a representation " His oil on canvas paintings are born ...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

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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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