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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Victorian
Fine Large 19th Century Rural Traditional Landscape Signed Oil Painting Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country lane
by Frans Hopfner (1840-1893) German
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 23.5 x 41.5 inches
canvas: 18 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Voyageurs en Hiver (Travellers in Winter) /// Antique Oil Painting Landscape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Edmond Firey (French, 19th Century-20th Century)
Title: "Voyageurs en Hiver (Travellers in Winter)"
*Signed by Firey lower left
Circa: 1880
Medium: Original Oil Painting on C...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
The Thames nr Runnymeade - 19th Century Exhibition Oil Painting River Landscape
By Henry Dawson
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Thames near Runnymede’ by Henry Dawson R.B.A. (1811-1878).
The painting – which depicts an angler fishing on the riverbank under a spectacular evening sunset – is signed by th...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Robert Thorburn Ross RSA, Carding, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting by Scottish artist Robert Thorburn Ross RSA (1816-1876) depicts a seated woman carding wool within a rustic interior.
Robert Thorburn Ross RSA was...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Very Large 1820's English Portrait Dapper Young Gentleman Period Drama Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dapper Young Gentleman
English School, circa 1820's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 40 x 34 inches
canvas: 32 x 27 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: ...
Category
1820s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert von Steiger (1856-1941) Portrait Dutch Officer A. v. Steiger 1884 Holland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Johann Ludwig Robert von Steiger
(Swiss, * 8th of January, 1856, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; † 1st of June, 1941, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Portrait of Karl Alfred Arthur von Steiger
Lie...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th century English marine, The Thames at the Pool of London, original frame
By Bernard Benedict Hemy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bernard Hemy - Bernard Benedict Hemy (1844 - 1910). Marine and Coastal painter in oil and watercolor. Born in Newcastle to Henry F. Hemy, brother...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century Dutch / European school, man out in a landscape with his dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century Dutch / European oil on mahogany panel, landscape with a man out walking his dog.
Wonderful painting, circa 1870, painted on one sheet...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
News from the Front - 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting Victorian London
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘News from the Front’ by Frederick Goodall R.A. H.R.I. (1822-1904).
The painting – which depicts a diverse cross-section of Victorian figures gathered outside a post office as they...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carnevale di Venezia - Large 19th Century Oil Painting Venice Italy Canaletto
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Carnevale di Venezia’ by James Holland RWS (1799-1870).
The painting – which depicts an extensive view of the Grand Canal with hundreds of masked revellers before the Ducal Palace ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Othello & Desdemona - 19th Century Oil Painting of Shakespeare Play Venice Italy
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Othello recounting his adventures to Desdemona and Brabantio’ by Robert Alexander Hillingford (1828-1904).
The painting – which depicts Shakespeare’s Venetian general, his lover D...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Day in the Country - Large 19th Century Oil Painting Landcsape Royal Academy
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Day in the Country’ by William Frederick Witherington R.A. (1785-1865).
The painting – which depicts a group of Victorian figures on a summer’s day before an extensive landscape ...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Glyder Fawr - Large 19th Century Oil Painting Dramatic Welsh Mountain Landscape
By John Syer
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Before Glyder Fawr’ by John Syer RBA RI (1815-1885).
The painting – which depicts the famous Welsh mountain in Snowdonia – is signed by the artist and dated 1876.
Academy Fine P...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early Victorian English Oil Portrait of Dapper Young Gentlemen gilt frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English artist, circa 1830
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 22 x 18 inches
canvas: 16 x 12 inches
Provenance: private collection, Dorset, England
Condition: The painting is in overall ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of man playing an oboe
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Arthur Lomax
British, (1857-1923)
The Musician
Oil on panel, signed
Image size: 9.75 inches x 11.75 inches
Size including frame: 19.75 inches x 21.75 inches
Provenance: Henry. ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Antique English Oil Painting Gentleman Squire with Horse outside Village Tavern
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Village Tavern
Attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Snr (1757-1837)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18 x 22 inches
canvas: 14 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: a...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century historical military oil painting of Royal Dragoon Cavalry Guards
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Richard Beavis
British, (1824-1896)
Royal Dragoon Guards on the March
Oil on canvas, signed with monogram
Image size: 9.5 inches x 13.5 inches
Size including frame: 17.25 inches x 2...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS, Far From The Madding Crowd
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This spellbinding late 19th-century oil painting by Scottish artist Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS (1848-1910) depicts a young woman wearing...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Large Victorian Signed Oil Fisherman in Highland River Landscape1880's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fisherman in Highland Landscape
by James Mudd (English, 1821 - 1906)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28.5 x 41 inches
painting: 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, En...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English landscape with Oak and Yew trees on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
Ada Stone, English Victorian landscape with Oak and Yes trees on a pathway.
Ada Stone had a London address but was an East Midlands painter focusing her works on tranquil English riv...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English landscape with a cottage, pond, trees at sunrise or sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful early to mid 19th century English Cottage landscape.
Oils on an oak wooden panel, this piece has a great feel and quality.
Framed in its original frame this piece is an e...
Category
1830s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI, The Captain Of The Guard
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI (1855-1914) depicts an upstanding self-assured cavalier with his arms folded.
Breakspe...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Victorian English Oil Painting Cottage Interior with Many Children
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cottage Interior
English artist, 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: a few small scuffs to the surface and m...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman carrying flowers
By Laslett John Pott
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Laslett John Pott RSA
British, (1837-1898)
Flowers from the Walled Garden
Oil on canvas, signed vertically lower left
Image size: 15.5 inches x 11.5 inches
Size including frame: 24.5 inches x 20.5 inches
A pleasing genre painting of a woman carrying a trug of flowers by Laslett John Pott. The woman, who is shown standing by a tree in a walled garden, is dressed in a period white cambric morning dress...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Large Full length portrait of a young lady with a posy of flowers
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very engaging portrait of a pretty young girl holding a posy of flowers. On a large scale, this impressive piece would add grandeur to a hall or drawing room.
William Edwards Mill...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English Antique oil landscape with cows resting by a river
Located in Woodbury, CT
A stunning 19th century English Antique oil landscape with cows resting by a river.
Alfred Vickers was a painter of marine subjects and landscapes. He exhibited extensively througho...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Very Large British Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Young Artist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Artist
by Thomas Kent Pelham (act.1860-1891, British)
signed oil on canvas, framed in a beautifully ornate gilt swept frame
framed: 34 x 42 inches
painting: 28 x 36 inches
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 19th Century British Oil Painting Country Gentleman Shooting in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sporting Gentlemen
Attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Snr (1757-1837)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 22 inches
canvas: 14 x 18 inches
provenance: from a collection in the UK
c...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century English Coaching Scene Oil Painting Horse Carriages outside Tavern
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Black Lion Hotel
English artist, late 19th century
(double sided painting with a hunting scene to the reverse).
oil painting on board,
unframed board: 13 x 10.75 inches
prov...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Coaching Scene Oil Painting Horse Carriages outside Tavern
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Half Way Hotel
English artist, late 19th century
(double sided painting with a hunting scene to the reverse).
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 13 x 10.75 inches
provenance...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English Fishing boat at sea with Sun rise or Sunset
Located in Woodbury, CT
Adolphus Knell
19th century English fishing boast at Sea.
Investing in a 19th-century English fishing boat captured at sea circa 1880 by Adolphus Knell, with the sun rising or sett...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fine British Marine Oil Painting Sailing Boats by Old Harbour Entrance & Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harbour
British School, 20th century
signed bottom right
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28 x 37 inches
canvas: 20 x 30 inches
private collection, England
the painting is in overal...
Category
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English landscape 19th century Mother and child by a cottage, looking at Ducks
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a wonderful outstanding quality scene of an English cottage garden scene with a mother and Child looking at the Ducks swimming before them.
The piece's quality is amazing wi...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th Century China Trade Tea Clipper in full sail at Sea, sailing
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century China Trade Tea Clipper at Sea in Full Sail.
Owning in a 19th-century China Trade portrait of a tea clipper at full mast at sea offers a captivating glimpse into a pivo...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Large Early 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting Figures Far Reaching Views
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures before Far Reaching View
attributed to William Alfred Delamotte (English, 1775-1863)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, England
c...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Arrest of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette at Varennes - 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Arrest of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at Varennes’ by Robert Alexander Hillingford (1828-1904).
The painting – which depicts the King and Queen of France’s failed attempt to...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman in a garden with two girls
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
William Stephen Coleman
British, (1829-1904)
By the Fish Pond
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1898
Image size: 23 inches x 35 inches
Size including frame: 30.25 inches x 42.25 inches
A beautiful painting by William Stephen Coleman of a woman with two girls in a semi classical style by a Mediterranean pond. The woman is depicted resting on a terrace with her young daughter asleep on her lap, whilst another child catches goldfish in a bowl. This tour de force would have most likely been painted by Coleman as an exhibition piece.
William Stephen Coleman was a figurative painter who was born in Horsham in 1829. He was one of 12 children born to a physician named William Thomas Coleman and his wife Henrietta (née Dendy). Three of his siblings Rebecca Coleman (b1837), Helen Cordelia Angell (1847–1884) and George Coleman also became artists, inheriting their artistic talent from their mother’s side of the family. Coleman developed an interest in nature from an early age, producing drawings as a hobby. Despite his ability, he initially followed in his father’s footsteps and trained as a surgeon. However, this proved unsuccessful and by the age of 21 he had turned back to art, later gaining employment with the Dalziel Brothers, a firm of wood engravers who specialised in natural history illustrations.
Sometime during the late 1850’s he moved to London where he married his first wife Henrietta Augusta Boultbee in 1858. Around the same time, he began producing illustrations for books; the first of which was entitled ‘Common Objects of the Country’ and published in 1858. He subsequently published two of his own books ‘Our Woodlands. Heaths, and Hedges’ in 1859 and ‘British Butterflies’ in 1860. After the death of his wife in 1860, his sister Rebecca and brother George went to live with him in Garway Road, Paddington. Rebecca would often assist him with the wood blocks for his illustrations.
As well as working as an engraver, he also began producing classically influenced paintings featuring figures in landscapes. Initially these were executed in watercolours but later extended to oil paintings. He began exhibiting at the Dudley Gallery in 1865 and was one of the original committee members. He continued to exhibit there until 1879 and was a committee member up until 1881.
By 1869, he had also begun to work on pottery decoration and in 1871 was asked by Minton’s to establish an Art Pottery Studio at Kensington Gore. Whilst at Minton’s, he produced figure designs for their ceramic ware. His sister Rebecca also worked at Minton’s and they moved to Belle Vue in Chelsea to be closer to the studio. From 1881, he lived at 3 St John’s Wood Studios, Queens Terrace in Paddington and in 1888 moved to 43 Broadhurst Gardens in Hampstead. In 1893 one of his classically inspired works ‘The Gold Fish Bowl...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea.
Adolphus Knell was a superb painter of marine subjects during the middle of the 19th century. His w...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
English Caricature Watercolour Painting, Victorian, 1902
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An English Caricature Watercolour painting signed with the artists monogram & dated 1902 .
A beautiful painting of a tamp playing a trumpet on a winters day , outside a house that i...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Headscarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady
English School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 21.5 x 25.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: basic good condition but ver...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Before Glyder Fawr - Large 19th Century Welsh Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
By John Syer
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Before Glyder Fawr’ by John Syer RBA RI (1815-1885).
The painting – which depicts the famous Welsh mountain in Snowdonia – is signed by the artist and dated 1876.
Academy Fine P...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century British Oil Painting Fisherfolk on Shore with Boats Signed original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fisherfolk on the Shore
British School, late 19th century
indistinctly signed and inscribed
oil on board, framed
framed: 15.5 x 17 inches
board: 12 x 13.5 inches
provenance: private ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Day in the County - Large 19th Century Royal Academy Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Day in the Country’ by William Frederick Witherington R.A. (1785-1865).
The painting – which depicts a group of Victorian figures on a summer’s day before an extensive landscape ...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman spinning wool
By Jonathan Pratt
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jonathan Pratt
British, (1835-1911)
Spinning Wool
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 12 inches x 17.75 inches
Size including frame: 17.25 inches x 23 inches
A pleasing genre paintin...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
News from the Front - 19th Century Royal Acade Oil Painting Victorian London War
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘News from the Front’ by Frederick Goodall R.A. H.R.I. (1822-1904).
The painting – which depicts a diverse cross-section of Victorian figures gathered outside a post office as they...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carnevale di Venezia - Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Venice Carnival Italy
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Carnevale di Venezia’ by James Holland RWS (1799-1870).
The painting – which depicts an extensive view of the Grand Canal with hundreds of masked revellers before the Ducal Palace ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pietro Krohn (Attributed), Interior With Woman Knitting, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting attributed to Danish artist Pietro Krohn (1840-1905) depicts a gently lit interior with a woman knitting before a statue of the Venus de Milo. It’...
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1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Country Squire in Yellow Waist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Squire
English School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 26 x 21.5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: basic good condition tho...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cute Children's Book Illustration British Female Illustrator - Teddy Bears
Located in Miami, FL
A British Female Illustrator paints a warm and fuzzy scene from a child's imagination, with ducks and teddy bears gazing at a "Mr Willoughby's eyeglass" standing on it's edge as it l...
Category
1920s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Huge Victorian Original Oil Painting Portrait of Little Red Riding Hood
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Little Red Riding Hood
by John Talbot Adams (1827-1909)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 50 x 40 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound condition hav...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Irish Oil Canvas Fishing Maritime Painting William P Rogers Dublin 1870
By William P. Rogers
Located in Portland, OR
A good & whimsical oil on canvas painting by the Irish painter William P. Rogers (fl 1846-1872). The work depicts a fisherman mending his nets, with baskets & ropes to the foreground...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway.
A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paint...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of Young Child Antique European Oil Painting Fine Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Child
European School, early 20th century
oil on canvas, framed
frame: 21 x 18 inches
canvas: 15 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: extensiv...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oval Antique British Oil Painting Village Lane Cottage with Figure Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Village Lane
British artist, early 20th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 7 x 8.5 inches
board: 6 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good an...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of three gentlemen outside a house
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Walter Dendy Sadler
British, (1854-1923)
The Widow’s Birthday
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 23.5 inches x 33.5 inches
Size including frame: 30...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime.
A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paintin...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Historical genre oil painting of two gentlemen playing a game of cards
By Marcel Brunery
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Marcel Brunery
French, (1893-1982)
A Good Hand
Oil on panel, signed
Image size: 18.75 inches x 23.5 inches
Size including frame: 26.75 inches x 31.5 inches
Provenance: Frost & Reed
...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid Victorian English Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady with Necklace framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Victorian Lady
English artist, circa 1870's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 27 x 21 inches
canvas: 18 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: ove...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian 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.
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