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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Abstract
Color:  White
Two Figures - Abstract Impressionist Composition in Acrylic Arches Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Monuments - Abstract Impressionist Composition in Acrylic on Laid Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (Br...
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cotton, Rag Paper

Tickled Pink, Original Abstract Painting, Bright Contemporary Abstract Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Tickled Pink by Alison Gilbert is an original painting and a statement piece at 120cm x 120cm (48″ x 48″) These bold pastel colour combinations are having a party as they dance across the canvas in a vibrant celebration of joy and life. This painting is sold framed, the frame will be custom made upon sale, so please allow for an extra week for dispatch. Discover original artwork by Alison Gilbert with Wychwood Art online and in our Deddington gallery. Alison is a British contemporary abstract artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Entangled *framed*
Located in Bonn, NW
original painting; acrylic on high quality canvas stretcher, finished off with a glossy varnish. Comes in a white wooden frame and ready to hang. Measurements with frame: 73 x 90 x 3...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Body Abstraction no. 19", contemporary cream & green abstract body painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a piece from my "Body Abstraction" Series. It is a series I created during my MFA where I was interested in zooming in on the female body, my own body specifically, to focus ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

"Pence", contemporary all white abstract acrylic & spray paint painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017. The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Breastfeeding", contemporary purple & cream abstract acrylic & spray paint
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017. The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint

"My Pink & White Heart" Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting with Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Brainiac III Abstract, Large-Scale Vertical Abstract in Neutrals, Black & White
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale vertical abstract of brains in a neutral color palette of black & white by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

"Parisian Nights" Figure w White Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper

"Touch", Large Mixed Medium, India Ink and Coffee Grounds on Deckle BFK Paper
Located in Detroit, MI
This large mixed medium painting in india ink and coffee grounds on heavyweight deckle BFK print paper, "Touch", depicts an abstract body in motion. With impressionistic strokes the observer can only glimpse her outline in browns and blues, leaving the finer details to the imagination, giving the work a ghostly air of a faded memory. Signed by artist on the lower right. "Capturing movement is everything to me in my work. It exists in the way the brush moves and the hand bends bringing action and life to the surface it is connecting to. The work itself can then exist as a history, and bring forth evidence of time as the essential force within the artwork. In today’s contemporary world, there are many ways to define art. That is why it is impotent that you, the viewer, understand why I create and what art means to me. For me, art is so much more than an image of an object, an advertisement or a statement. Art is in its nature the undeniable evidence of our own humanity and existence. It connects us, to each other and to our past. Speaking to the parts of us we never will fully understand, our emotions, are spirituality and are mortality. As an artist; I need to speak to these feelings and questions. Using mark-making and gestures as a guide, I search, letting go of control as the moment breathes life into the creation of my work. Through the boundary of line, I give shape to the image. Conveying an overall balance between the moment of creation and the structure of the figure. Though this practice, I strive to provoke a universal connection to the work. One that speaks to humanity's emotional understanding of empathy, curiosity, sorrow and joy." - Chris Lujan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Coffee, India Ink, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

White Dancer, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A whimsical portrait of a dancer in an expressionist tutu. "I wanted to create an image coordinating the model's brilliant white cotton candy hair with her danc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Abstract Silhouette of a Figure in White
By Jean Wallin
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative abstract of the silhouette of a figure in white, in a minimalist monochromatic background by Jean Wallin (American). Signed “Wallin” in bottom right corner. Pre...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Kinetic Knot No. 11" Geometric Abstract Representational Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pencil

"Tangled Knot" Abstract Representational Kinetic Knot Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Pencil, Mixed Media, Pen

"Kinetic Knot No. 2/2" Abstract Representational Knot Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pen, Black and White

The Red Cloth 128
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and peopl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Ink, Archival Paper

White Buildings for H.C.
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original tempera on paper painting by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone, currently featured in the artist's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

"Event Horizon" Abstract Geometrical Shape Painting Work on Paper Framed
Located in New York, NY
Wolfgang Leidhold is a prominent contemporary German painter, drawing upon mythological, geometric, religious, and historical themes to depict his whimsical vision of the world. Infl...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Greatest Hits
Located in Miami, FL
Johannes Boekhoudt is a Dutch artist born on October 20, 1966. In 1973, Boekhoudt immigrated with his parents to Costa Rica, eventually working as a commercial and air ambulance pilo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

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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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