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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Marinas II
Located in Miami, FL
“Marinas III” 2021 Enamel Paint on Wallpaper 51 1/2 x 38 3/4 inches $3000 USD ------- Laura Gonballes is an artist who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain with visual language in...
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2010s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Bamboo Paper

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

United Together
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"United Together" is part of a series called "Spoken" by artist Kelvin Agyepong Ansong which depicts the fierce fight women around the world continue t...
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2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bright Eyed Ben 1/1
Located in New York, NY
Pigment Ink & Acrylic Canvas Gallery Wrapped over Custom Built Box. One of kind creation by the famed artist. Collected worldwide. Homage to Benjamin Franklin. About the Artist: Ultra Fine Money Artist TRAN$PARENT is an American based artist. He specializes in museum quality, ultra-fine money art. Specifically American denominations from the $1 to the $10,000 bill and with special granted requests the Million Dollar Bill. He also specializes in various rare and well known International currencies. Creating game changing revolutionary art has been his life’s passion and he illustrates it beautifully in his TRANSPARENT artwork depicting the front, back and middle security features of his bills. His TRANSPARENT Art is actually a metaphor for being TRANSPARENT with your loved ones, with your business associates, but most importantly with yourself. He fine tunes each image to ensure the highest possible vibrancy and each image is personally quality controlled by him and is also hand signed and individually numbered. APs to Limited Editions his pieces are completely breathtaking and pop when viewed under regular or proper lighting. His pieces are not easy to come by and are becoming highly sought after. One of his many accomplishments was successfully orchestrating 12 different beautiful installations of his work at Miami’s Famous Art Basel 2018. His installations included being the featured artist at the opening night with the Miami Heat...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

DAMA GLAMUROSA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on foam board with custom painted frame. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Size including frame approx 44 x 34.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent con...
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2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Foam Board

A Pretty Rear...
Located in Bonn, NW
Original painting. Oil, acrylic and paper on high quality canvas stretcher. Finished off with a soft glossy varnish. 60 x 80 cm 23.6 x 31.5". The sides are painted and it’s ready ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Richard Wilson Figurative Female Iconic Detroit Symbols
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled Female" is a colorful piece by Richard Wilson that has meaning for native Detroiters through use of the blues and oranges - their "Tiger" baseball team's colors and the "D"...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The G.O.A.T. 2023, graffiti art mixed media street sign, The Roots Black Thought
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The G.O.A.T. (2023) by east coast street artist Sean 9 Lugo Ink, acrylic and marker on paper and mixed media on reclaimed vintage metal street sign...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Metal

"Always Sunny - Volkswagen Type 2 Samba" (Original Acrylic Painting)
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Always Sunny - Volkswagen Type 2 Samba" is an acrylic painting that depicts a Volkswagen Type 2 Samba. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fann...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Night (Nude on Armchair 2) original painting by Paula Craioveanu 39x23in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Night (Nude on Armchair 2) Part of my "Nude in Interior" series and part of Mixed Moods solo show, until September 29. Original painting. size 39x23in / 100x60cm . Shipped stretche...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Matt Enger 'Hurley Burly #14'
Located in New York, NY
Hurley Burly #14 2021 Cast acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso Matt Enger’s new body of work evokes a mystical experience combining aspects of expres...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl

'Temptation', Portland Art Museum, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Salem, Oregon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Dan May (American, 1952-2019) circa 2010, and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. After study with Larry Stobie at Oregon College of Education, Dan May e...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Artists Studio Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstract figurative painting by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 30"H x 24"W. Doris Warner first achieved recognit...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Crown
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Art is and has always been at the very center of my life. In creating I find communication and connection with others that surpasses any barrier or boundary. Through imagery, I can c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Blue Angel"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
There is a quiet sophistication in Milt Kobayashi’s painted canvases, summoning a pensive, ethereal feeling in the viewer. Kobayashi’s subjects are people from another time and place...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Guardian
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

It's All About the Dress
Located in Nashville, TN
Suzy Smith is a Wyoming native, who has lived in Albuquerque, NM, for the past 20 years. She paints women from a female perspective, painting the uniquely American culture she grew u...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Lady in a Sun Hat', Carmel Art Association, Laguna Beach, CSFA, SWA, PAFA, CPLH
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Dooley' for Helen Bertha Dooley, (American, 1907-1994); additionally signed, verso, and titled 'Hat Lady'. Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, California, 1983. Provenance: Dr. Richard Ferguson, San Francisco. Helen Dooley...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figure Under the Window
Located in Columbia, MO
Figure Under the Window 1970 Oil on panel 24 x 30 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Day at the Park - Surreal Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold figurative work by Richard Cronin (American, b. 1952). Two figures are at the edge of the sea, one of which is seated and holding two beach balls. ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tuck
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. Glenn Ness is recognized for his photorealistic oil paintings of vacant backyards, landscapes, urban streets, and interiors. Ness’s composition...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Untitled Female" Clothed Female Figure, Bright Colors, Detroit Symbols
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled Female" is a colorful piece by Richard Wilson that has meaning for native Detroiters through use of the blues and oranges - their "Tiger" baseball team's colors and the "D"...
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Birds in Flight
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern Chinese watercolor painting depicting birds soaring under a red sun.
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Watercolor

"Raven nr. 56" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thorgrimur Einarsson's "Raven nr. 56" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a raven flying through the air. About the Artist: Thorgrimur is an Icelandic artist...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Luis Miguel Valdés ¨Mujer con bolitas¨, 2009, Acrylic, 39.4x39.4 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Mujer con bolitas', 2009 acrylic on canvas 39.4 x 39.4 in. (100 x 100 cm.) ID: VAL-"
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Marinas
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic on Reclaimed Wall Paper Laura Gonballes - Barcelona, Spain 2022 28 x 51 inches
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Bamboo Paper

Wingspan "Butterfly Painting" Stunning Original Oil Painting with Diamond Dust
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem Original Oil Painting on Canvas. Signed on Verso. Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem. This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Artist's ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Luis Miguel Valdés ¨Diálogo Caligráfico¨, 2009, Acrylic, 31.5x39.4 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Diálogo Caligráfico', 2009 acrylic on canvas 31.5 x 39.4 in. (80 x 100 cm.) ID: VAL-"
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Luis Miguel Valdés ¨Picassos IV¨, 2012, Acrylic, 21.7x16.9 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Picassos IV', 2012 acrylic on canvas 21.7 x 17 in. (55 x 43 cm.) ID: VAL-"
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Heat Lightning Herald II" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Amanda Seckington's "Heat Lightning Herald II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a face transposed over a red and blue stormy skyscape.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

PRINCESA TIMIDA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on plexiglass with custom painted frame. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Size including frame 31 x 22 inches. Artwork is in excellent condi...
Category

2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic

"Untitled Female"
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled Female" is a colorful piece by Richard Wilson that has meaning for native Detroiters through use of the blues and oranges - their "Tiger" baseball team's colors and the "D"...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Deux" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hadley Rampton's "Deux" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an aspen tree with a blue sky in the background.
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Purple man with cityscape
Located in Lafayette, LA
This small work, entitled Purple man with cityscape depicts a man with a purple face overlooking a cityscape with a red dusk sky. the work measure 7 1/8 inches tall by 5 1/8 inches ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stage VI Man
Located in Southampton, NY
Existence… The lack of inventing and experimenting new experiences in a passionate relationship, will surely dry up the magic of love. Love… like everything else, is not forever. It...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lous, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lous, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti From the series Lous and The Yakuza Acrylic and oil wax on fine art paper 255 grs. Image size: 20.6 in H x 15.7 in W Unframed This is a project together...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil, Wax, Acrylic

Woman in Blue_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Portrait, Figurative_Bust
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman in Blue" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 31.5" x 31.5" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration from h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Oil

"Dripping Dots - New York at Twilight" Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf and thick textured oils, to add a ve...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Juliette
Located in Austin, TX
By Pep Suari 39.5" x 32 Acrylic on Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Boy with Doves in Blue_2022_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Portrait
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Boy with Doves in Blue" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 62" x 42" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration f...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Fruit of the Womb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconsciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Stars Splinter, Pointed and Wild
Located in New York, NY
Unsigned
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Untitled (The Little Ravine, at Night)
Located in Nashville, TN
Inspired by the landscape paintings of David Hockney, Alex Katz, and Lawren Harris, Kahnle transports the viewer to boldly rendered forests and brooks. With thematic intentions, thes...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ghost Writer - MAKING A KILLING
Located in Dallas, TX
Ghost Writer - MAKING A KILLING - 18 Layer Hand-Cut Stencil With Black Light Magic There were four variants, each with a different UV hidden phrase on uniquely colored dollar bills ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Stencil, Spray Paint, Tissue Paper

Home Plate 11
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Home Plate 11" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Wood Panel

Lost in Paradise, Monumental Huge Pop Art Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerry Kearns is an American visual artist who was born in 1943. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Seven works: Exit Art The First World portfolio' sold at Phillips New York, Chelsea 'Editions' in 2010. There have been Several articles about Jerry Kearns, including 'Art in Review; Jerry Kearns' written by Holland Cotter for New York Times in 1996. influences include Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Roy Lichtenstein. JERRY KEARNS SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2007 "Kentucky Derby Benefit Party and Art Benefit Auction" 2006 “Scope MIAMI” Jack The Pelican Presents Gallery, Miami FLA. “What a War” White Box Gallery, New York , NY. Curator Eleanor Heartney “Gallery Artists” Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, CA. “ WORD” Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, TX. Curator Brandon Krall “Hedonistic Imperative”, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, TX “The Studio Visit”, EXIT ART, New York 2004 “The Print Show”, EXIT ART, New York “25 Anniversary...
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Carmelo Niño, La arlequín con mascara dorada, 2021, 169 x 149.8 cm, 63 x 59 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Carmelo Niño La arlequín con mascara dorada, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 169 x 149.8 cm 63 x 59 in. The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Carmelo Niño, a Venezuelan artist originally from Maracaibo, Zulia State, an oil-producing region of Venezuela, is today one of the most outstanding painters in the plastic arts landscape in the country. Many years have passed since his birth in 1951 to the present, when he inaugurates this August 2022, a major exhibition at the Ascaso Gallery in Miami, with paintings from different dates resulting from the permanent and daily work of reflection, physical and intellectual, that he has always pursued in his creative life. Without neglecting a single moment of day-to-day life to be in front of the medium-sized canvas on the easel or of larger canvas hanging on a wall, he works in his large studio in the area of El Junco, outside the capital city of Caracas, surrounded by lush green vegetation, with a wonderful climate of pleasant temperature and poetic mist that invites to the reverie and glorification of his life as a painter. From a very early age Niño and his family discovered his vocation for drawing, a discipline in which he showed a special disposition and talent. From this moment on he dedicates his life to art, to the practice of painting, starting from a fantastic and strange world of fantasy, close to surrealism, unfailingly influenced by the circus of fantasy owned by his mother and a musician father. These circumstances will shape the artist's life. His traces and influences from the beginning will be present in his creative work, especially through the memories of the infinite curiosity to look, touch and be enraptured by the strange furniture and objects from his mother's circus that he knew were deposited in a room of the house. This universe of fantasy will leave an indelible mark on his subconscious and will serve as the thematic and artistic support for all his work. In an interview conducted by the critic Roberto Montero Castro in 1977, Carmelo Niño states, "the symbols of my painting come from the everyday life". His life has been one of continuous work and effort. At the age of fifteen he enrolled in the School of Arts of Maracaibo, graduated three years later, 1966, and immediately, with a scholarship, he travelled to Spain, took a few courses at the San Fernando Academy in Madrid, strengthened his preparation in art workshops and in frequent visits to the big museums of this European capital. With a sensitive gaze he penetrates the mysteries of masterpieces of the great artists who have made the universal history of art. His life as a painter has been intense, of intense study, preparation and work. With much composure and modesty he talks about his life and his artistic production, recognized not only in Venezuela, but also internationally. His participation in exhibitions began in 1969 and as early as 1970 he held his first individual exhibition at the Fine Arts Center of Maracaibo. From these dates onwards successes started to come, with the participation in collective and individual exhibitions, in Venezuela and abroad, as well as the awards from 1971, when he won the Scholarship Award at the First National Salon of Young Artists in Maracay, Aragua State; in 1972 he was awarded the Second Prize at the Regional Salon of Maracaibo. 1975 is the year of awards, he received the First Prize at the IV Salon of Young Artists in Caracas; the Aurelio Rodriguez Award at the IV Avellan Salon in Caracas and the First Prize at the Salon of Young Zulian Artists in Maracaibo; he also participated in the group exhibition of History of Painting in Venezuela, at Casa de Las Americas, Havana, Cuba; and in 1976 he was invited by Jose Gomez Sicre to take part in the exhibition of Venezuelan painting...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Florence II
Located in Miami, FL
n/a
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

HUMANBIRD
Located in New Orleans, LA
STARSKY BRINE’s paintings and drawings captivate audiences with their distinctive style and a recurring theme, the search for the nature of humanity. In his bold works, the artist fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Crayon, Spray Paint, Acrylic

The Top Songbirds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Ghost Writer - THE ROOT Of All EVIL
Located in Dallas, TX
Ghost Writer - THE ROOT Of All EVIL - 18 Layer Hand-Cut Stencil With Black Light Magic There were four variants, each with a different UV hidden phrase on uniquely colored dollar bi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tissue Paper, Spray Paint, Stencil

"People on the Move 2" turquoise, oil painting on canvas, 2019
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"People on the Move 2" by RU8ICON1 is a monochromatic oil painting on canvas, from 2019. It depicts Spanish street sweepers in motion. The pallet is turquoise and white and is part...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wayfinding" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Wayfinding," is an original oil painting on 4 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader. It is framed and ready-to-hang.
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Preserving, Original Signed Contemporary Surrealist Gouache Painting on Panel
Located in Boston, MA
Preserving, Original Contemporary Surrealist Painting, 2012 18" x 11.25" x 1.625" (HxWxD) Gouache on Wood Panel Hand-signed by the artist. This muted, dream-like surrealist painting by artist Megan Frazer features a small, pale girl sitting upon an oversized hand that is jutting out from the gray Earth. The child is licking a large red lollipop, staring out at the viewer, as she sits below a night sky that glows from the light of the full moon. Artist Commentary: Surrealistic image of a young girl with a lollipop conveyed above the night sea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Wood Panel

Figure 1
Located in Denver, CO
Matthew Durante's "Figure 1 2021" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a blue-toned nude female model superimposed over a pink and purple background.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Panel, Pencil

The Most Talented David Bowie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles, and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Local #2
Located in Nashville, TN
Artist Nathaniel Covington constructs bold, colorfully sculpted papier-mâché monster masks and large, pop art creature paintings. His art pieces have simple lines, set against solid color backgrounds. For Nathaniel, the process starts with rough sketches on paper, wood, skateboards - just about anything he can draw on, allowing him the vision to finalize his art. The making of masks started about 3 years ago and he fell in love with the process. It’s an opportunity to bring to life all the “Creatures” and wildly funny things living in my head. He says, "I’d like the art pieces that I make to evoke some sort of emotion when they are seen.” He’s predominately influenced by 1969’s-1980’s “Creature Feature Films”, horror soundtracks, Sci-Fi magazines, plus a dash of Ed Roth.
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Honor and Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emilio Rama's captivating pop art-inspired paintings featuring origami animal figures are a distinctive and original contribution to the realm of contempor...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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.

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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