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The Tale by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Impasto
The Tale by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Impasto

The Tale by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Impasto

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Martin Adalian "The Tale" Acrylic, Oil on Canvas 60 x 98 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He started painting when he was three years o...

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2010s Contemporary Tar Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Tar, Oil, Acrylic

Afternoon by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Dog, Impasto
Afternoon by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Dog, Impasto

Afternoon by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Dog, Impasto

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Martin Adalian "Afternoon" Acrylic, Oil on Canvas 43 x 61 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He started painting when he was three years ...

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2010s Contemporary Tar Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Tar, Oil, Acrylic

Fine Dining
Fine Dining

Fine Dining

By Gary Wolfe

Located in Buffalo, NY

Gary Wolfe works in painting, drawing, monotypes, video, and mixed media. Coming from a family that has roots in Western New York reaching back at least four generations, he was born...

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2010s Contemporary Tar Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Tar, Encaustic, Oil

Blue Chandelier by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Impasto
Blue Chandelier by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Impasto

Blue Chandelier by Martin Adalian, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, Impasto

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Martin Adalian "Blue Chandelier" Acrylic, Oil on Canvas 62 x 45.5 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He started painting when he was thre...

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2010s Contemporary Tar Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Tar, Oil, Acrylic

The Object of My Affection (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)
The Object of My Affection (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)

The Object of My Affection (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is figurative and symbolic. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism - my favorite contemporary art movement. I tend not to beat collectors over the head with fatuous "meanings" of my work, but this one does have a subtext, a rather personal one. But you are welcome to read whatever you want into it." Comes framed in a professional high-profile float frame. “Lyman’s work evolves restlessly, with the common elements generally being deft and unusual color choices that balance assonance and dissonance, and vestiges of the hand and facture purposely left in the paintings. The negative space is often so meticulously worked that it’s almost as if the objects – usually simple shapes – are there as much to complement the background as vice versa. Despite the often bold colors there is an elegance about his paintings that prevents them from being either loud or decorative. " Artbeit Zeitschrift “His paintings are a refreshing departure from the current abstract art world’s seemingly endless parade of fields of color with scribbles providing form, a style that is easily mimicked and has become a sort of “safe,” accessible go-to. There are confident decisions in these paintings appearing as commitments of strongly delineated forms and unexpected collisions of color that give the work a visceral, confident and playful soul, increasingly missing from contemporary expressionist abstraction. They are the paintings of a real painter rather than a decorative artist.” ArtSeen, 2018 (from a collector): "Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...

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2010s Contemporary Tar Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

Vector (Large Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting, Framed)
Vector (Large Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting, Framed)

Vector (Large Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is loosely figurative. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism and Figurat...

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2010s Contemporary Tar Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

A Spirited Walked
A Spirited Walked

A Spirited Walked

By Giancarlo Impiglia

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

A recent, large work by the masterful Giancarlo Impiglia, whose value has been steadily increasing. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signa...

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2010s Tar Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tar, Oil

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Tar figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Tar figurative paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add figurative paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Giancarlo Impiglia, Donald Sultan, and Gary Wolfe. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Tar figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available