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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Abstract
Style: Realist
Alpine Haymaking 20th Century Realist Oil Painting by German Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Alpine Haymaking Harvesting 20th Century Realist Oil Painting by German Landscape Artist, Wolfgang Heinz (1930–2014). Horses, cart, figures in a beautiful sunny mountain setting near...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Estética (A. Gades)
Located in Barcelona, ES
Figurative work
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Inspiración (Paco de Lucía)
Located in Barcelona, ES
Figurative work of the singer Paco de Lucía
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The glare, constructive painting of visions of a dream.
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Constructive Figurative Painting 37" x 24" inch by Ion Xiua. Mixed technique. Oil on canvas made with professional Winsor & Newton colors protected with gloss varnish with UV protect...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
City Scene with Faces casein tempera on canvas by Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
Signed and dated "Vytlacil 32" lower right
Provenance: Estate of the artist #1584; Martin Diamond Fine Art
Exhibitions: 1990 Graham Gallery, NYC (label verso)
About this artist: B...
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Casein, Canvas
The Girl with Headphone
Located in New York, NY
2017, Oil on canvas
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Party
Located in New York, NY
2023, Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Plantage
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Plantage
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rajasthan Gypsy Dance. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Sports Portrait of Athletic Partially Nude Boy with Rapid Brushstrokes
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Figuration and abstraction meet in this energized quick portrait of an athletic boy with headband and resting on a bench, Most likely done for a magazine like Sports Illustrated - Si...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite, Mixed Media
The Night Journey
By Byron Browne
Located in Miami, FL
In Byron Brown's "The Night Journey", 1947, Picasso meets Jackson Pollock. Here Brown strikes a balance between fanciful representation and abstraction. ...
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Blue Jay, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Susan McDonnell's (U.S. based) "Blue Jay" is an original, handmade oil painting of a bird (Blue Jay) perched on top of a rock in a body of water.
The paintin...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Imago, 2015
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pacifica #4
Located in Quogue, NY
Colorful oil on canvas abstract expressionistic figurative painting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Acrylic Painting Burning Ember On Canvas
Located in Toronto, CA
Burning Ember is painted on a wood panel, in acrylic. The size is 40" x 40". The painting hangs on a French cleat.
Troy Smith is a Canadian artist, designer, sculptor and painter w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Bridge
By Behzad Tabar
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar
My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Stay Still, 2022, mixed media, oil on paper, figurative painting
Located in Izmir, TR
In several mystical traditions, there are common elements that are needed for spiritual metamorphosis and transitions to another, transcendent dimension. In Sufism, there is also an inner dimension to the law that has to do with repentance, the abasement of desire, and discipline of the self, or the elimination of the ego. Transparent figures emphasize the inner world of pure innocence which is the prototype human being, pure consciousness, one's true identity, to be contrasted with the material human who is bound by one's senses and materialism. Materialism is shown by also patterns in the paintings. The two different layers are against each other in a contradictory way. Feeling the need to go deeper into this inner, imaginative world, I began to set artworks from the past in less familiar contexts such as seas or patterns and combine the figure with them where they seemed to become like elements in some greater dream. With her small paper works, Ece Gauer...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chelleneshin 37
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Yari Ostovany is an American abstract artist of Iranian origins. He has lived in Tehran, Cologne, Los Angeles, San Francisco and in Reno. He is currently based in New York City. His ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Yellow Car with Woman and Puppet
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reminiscence
By Behzad Tabar
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar
My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
untitle
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-François LARRIEU (1960) (France) is an artist born in 1960 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1991, at...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seductress
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Manizales
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Manziales, Colombia in 1987, Esteban received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art before returning to his native country. Related works are featured in top collections, ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unruffled
By Behzad Tabar
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar
My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Night Pilgrim
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Yari Ostovany is an American abstract artist of Iranian origins. He has lived in Tehran, Cologne, Los Angeles, San Francisco and in Reno. He is currently based in New York City. His ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Still Life, 2008
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Eugenio Ramos Alvarez Eugenio Ramos born in Madrid And individual awards and exhibitions Painting Prize 1966 of the Ministry of the Army.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Desire 5, 2011
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Marshall Jones is a realist painter born in Atlanta Georgia, and presently working and living in New York City. From 2008 to 2015 Marshall was the recip...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
L'appareil digestif, 2000
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-François LARRIEU (1960) (France) is an artist born in 1960 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
ADROGUE II, 2013-2016
By Edward Povey
Located in ATLANTA, GA
1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing.
Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England.
1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales.
1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England
1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies.
1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York.
1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies.
1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Paper, Oil
Cosmo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Manziales, Colombia in 1987, Esteban received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art before returning to his native country. Related works are featured in top collections, ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Camino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Manziales, Colombia in 1987, Esteban received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art before returning to his native country. Related works are featured in top collections, ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moncho En El Camarote (Moncho In The Bunk Bed)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Manziales, Colombia in 1987, Esteban received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art before returning to his native country. Related works are featured in top collections, ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Belem´s Tower, Lisbon", 19th Century Oil on Wood Panel by Enrique Atalaya
By Enrique Atalaya
Located in Madrid, ES
ENRIQUE ATALAYA
Spanish, 1851 - 1913
BELEM´S TOWER, LISBON
signed "ATALAYA" (lower right)
oil on wood panel
6-1/4 x 8-1/8 inches (15.8 x 20.5 cm.)
fram...
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1890s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Shaman" Mixed Media Figurative Painting Oil onLinen Contemporary Art In-Stock
By Alex Lazard
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This 210 cm by 220 cm mixed media large-scale painting is one of Lazard's most iconic paintings. Alex Lazard, one of Mexico's most noted contemporary artist today, plays with the material load that he uses in this piece. Using asphalt, marble powder, and oil paint, "This is my representation of time... of the navigation of time in humans and how it never stops being there.
This magical painting shows a spiritual, dreamy scenery where Lazard portraits what he sees in the world of "Shaman"... fishes swimming downwards, flying in the background, and the owl flying...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Oil
Futbolito Piscinero
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Manziales, Colombia in 1987, Esteban received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art before returning to his native country. Related works are featured in top collections, ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luna al Atardecer
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Original Carmen Gutierrez painting.
"Luna al Atardecer", 2016.
Oil, acrylic and liquid silver leaf on canvas.
Signed by the artist.
17.7 x 18.5 in. image.
20.5 (height) x 21.5 x 1.6 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Connection
By Jura Bedic
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
“The success of a realistic painting does not depend merely on copying a subject. I believe it needs to offer the textures, colors, and tones to one’s eye and become something more ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Fabric Man
By Scott Duce
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b.1956
Scott Duce is an international artist working in New York. Duce’s work is included in many corporate, museum, and private collections. Notable collections include ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Blood Moon Eclipse Abstract Impressionism
Located in Soquel, CA
Blood Moon Eclipse Abstract Impressionism
A vibrant abstract painting in primary colors in watercolor and acrylic paint, by California-based ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Acrylic, Paper
Sunset at Loch in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sunset at Loch in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. A colourful and dramatic original on canvas, framed in the highest quality...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Hans Baluschek Sommer an der Havel ( Summer On The River Havel ), 1934
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Baluschek ( 1870-1935 ), Germany. "New Objectivity" Style. Mixed media on paper, 1934. Signed and dated lower right: HBaluschek.34. Framed. Height: 26.18 in ( 66,5 cm ), Width:...
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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Three Figures
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is limited in edition ,artist signed lower right and is in very good condition. Walter Becker was a German artist. Another impres...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Regina dei Fiori - 19th Century Oil Painting Society Portrait of Italian Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Regina dei Fiori’ by Frédéric Soulacroix (1858-1933).
The painting – which depicts an aristocratic Italian beauty sitting beside a porcelain vase full of peonies – is signed by th...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Truth-Soul
Located in Oslo, NO
This poetic work of art was painted on canvas with watercolors and impregnated with a special composition - “liquid watercolor paper”.
I wrote a poem (in Russian) that encodes the m...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Italian Grotto in Ruins Street Scene with Resting Family 18 Century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very well executed mid-18th century artwork, rather oil study, depicts resting family sheltering from the scorching midday sun in grotto shape arch in ruined part of town. Mother fee...
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Mid-18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
My Still Life, Abstract Painting
By Robin Okun
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This piece is a departure from my usual palette and reflects a desire to infuse lightness and joy into the profound uncertainty of life," says artist Robin Oku...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dancers 7 - Red and Black Figures Embracing the Love of Movement and Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Anemone Pool Abstraction
Located in Lawrence, NY
Casein on paper
Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his wo...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Casein
"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
"Heliconia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Heliconia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration.
Following scholarships from the V. Spivakov fund and Young Talents Fund, Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film.
Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in ModPortrait 2021 and will be exhibited with other finalists in Zaragoza and Barcelona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Erabadu Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Erabadu Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration.
Following scholarships from the V. Spivakov fund and Young Talents Fund, Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film.
Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in ModPortrait 2021 and will be exhibited with other finalists in Zaragoza and Barcelona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cook Kids Gum
Located in Denver, CO
"Cook Kids Gum," is an original oil painting by Christy Stallop. It is framed and ready-to-hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Untitled 4" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 43" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 4" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 43" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Fume" Acrylic on canvas 39" x 39" inch painting by Tom Barnabi
By Tom Barnabi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fume" Acrylic on canvas 39" x 39" inch painting by Tom Barnabi
Tom Barnabi is a part of the modern generation of artists, who managed to absorb several c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Pisces" Abstract Painting 24" x 31" inch by Amal Nasr
By Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pisces" Abstract Painting 24" x 31" inch by Amal Nasr
“New Horizon” series
There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Surf Dance, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A mom and her three kids walk toward a gentle surf on a fun summer vacation. Artist John Jaster paints a vibrant heartwarming family portrait under the bright s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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.
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