Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Dimitar Hinkov (1972) lives and works in Germany. He is a contemporary artist with over 50 solo and 70 group exhibitions worldwide.

"Abstract Composition" by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) oil painting on board, unframed board: 25.5 x 22.5 inches Stunning original Cubist painting by the French abstract a...

Dimitar Hinkov (1972) lives and works in Germany. He is a contemporary artist with over 50 solo and 70 group exhibitions worldwide.

Swiss artist Edith Konrad paints figurative abstract compositions with mixed media on canvas. She layers her expression of her emotional response to the subjects with dynamic texture...

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 ...

Tower of Sighing, figurative abstract. Gallery wrap. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship...

Large abstract piece by Paul Reeves comprised of a grid of hearts showing a person's heart at different stages of a relationship. Signed, titled, and dated on the back. Dimensions W...

Blurring the distinction between figure and abstract paintings, Swiss artist Edith Konrad’s spectral forms - human in shape - inhabit muted abstract environments punctuated by vivid ...

The Shado, from 1970s, 17 x 14 inches, acrylic on paper, signed lower middle. Unframed. Complimentary custom framing will be done upon customer request. Harry Bertschmann was born i...

Nail It, 1990 (Peck Slip) 22 x 30 inches, acrylic on C.M. Fabriano cotton paper, signed lower right. Unframed. Complimentary custom framing will be done up...

Abstract expressionist figurative nude by California artist Stephanie Heit (American, b. 1947). The paint in this piece has a metallic quality in some areas, possibly created with th...

Vibrant, dreamy abstract expressionist painting by California artist Molly E. Brubaker (American, 1922-2000). Unframed. Image, 30"H x 24"L. Molly Brubaker, was a Monterey artist (bo...

Abstract Expressionist painting by Layton (American, 20th c.).Circa 2000. Image 30"H x 15"W. Acrylic on canvas wrapped and edges painted black.

Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...

Energy-filled acrylic painting of a tense moment between a matador with a red muleta and an angry bull by Colette Pope Heldner. Hung in a brown wo...

A lighthearted figurative abstract by Bay Area artist Kristin Cohen (American, b.1963). Signed and dated lower left, "Cohen '95." Presented in the artist's painted wood frame. From ...

Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...

Item description S.O.H acrylic paint on monofilament, metal, hemp on board 14 H x 9.25 W x 11 D inches 2018 Rosh from Chris Dorosz is a suite of small busts, each an individual scul...

Bold figurative abstract composition by Brigitte McReynolds (German, 20th Century). Titled, signed, and dated on verso ("Moonday through Sunday" © Brigitte McReynolds 1999 Acrylic on...

This piece is an abstract composition done with mixed media, oil and acrylic paints on linen. The artist explores an incredible world filled with color and expressive brush strokes. ...

Flowers in a Vase, intensely and seductively colored: almost in a Japonaise style. Swooning purples and reds, ecstatic lemon yellows, Jostling shapes, lyrical and soft-edged, refuse ...

Black and white abstract painting from the studio of Sax Berlin

Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...

Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...

Abstract expressionist composition with a highly abstracted figural form swirling in a monochromatic orange plane by Toni Morley (American, 20th Century). Titled "Survivor" and signe...

Emerging artist Leroy Miranda took off like a rocket a few years back in 2015 when he was discovered in New Orleans. A painting of this self-taught artist with what he describes as "...

Desire Ink on archival paper. Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid & exacting mediums of watercolor & ink. He has honed his skills, clarified his vision, experimented, explored and expanded his expression steadily over the years, the results of which thus far culminate here. Clearly, Keith’s extensive travels have roots in the luminous quality of his work, eminently holding the utmost possibilities of beauty and significance. Keith’s most recent paintings combine original comic book renderings that his mother did for Disney et al. and reinterprets them effectively combining the past with present energies and infuses his enthusiasm into these dynamic pieces that you see here today. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017, 2018 Renata Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL 2015, 2016 Renata Fine Arts, Hudson, New York 2013 60inches New York, NY 2012 60inches New York, NY curated sale with Harry Heisman 2011 KL/Karen Lynne Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida & Beverly Hills, California 2003 Dupont Gallery, Milwaukee Wisconsin 1994 Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY 1994 The Roger Smith Gallery, New York, NY 1993 Ambassador Galleries, New York, NY 1992 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York 1983 Manor House Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014, 2015 C. Bell, Palm Beach, Florida 2010 Luxe Energy Aesthetics, West Palm Beach, Florida 1995 Time Warner Publishing, New York, NY 1991 Imperial Hotel Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland 1990 National Symphony Show House, Washington, DC 1988, 1987 International Jumping Derby, Jockey Club, Newport, Rhode Island 1986 Elijah Locke House, Rye Beach, New Hampshire 1984 Washington Design Center, Washington, D.C. SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Bovis Inc., New York, NY The Kiplinger Collection, Washington, D.C. The International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. Hopkins & Sutter, Washington, D.C. McKenna, Conner, & Cuneo, Washington, D.C. Oliver T. Carr Company, Alexandria, Virginia SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS RuPaul, Beverly Hills, California Kelly Klein, New York, NY Governor & Mrs. Bruce Sundlun, Providence, Rhode Island Mr. & Mrs. William Aylward...

American Pie, acrylic on canvas gallery wrap. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and ...

Stunning large scale abstract expressionist horse's head/eye, circa 1990. Unsigned. Unframed. Size: 60"H x 60"W x 1.5.

Wonderfully evocative abstract expressionist oil painting of a face with figure reflecting in the eye by an unknown California artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Unframed. Im...

An original acrylic on paper by American artist Richard Huntington from the artists current exhibition at The Corridors Gallery at Hotel Henry. Richard Huntington is a writer, printmaker, and painter who lives in Buffalo, N.Y. and San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. Born in Albany, N.Y., Huntington received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1959 and an MFA in 1963 from the University at Buffalo, where he studied under Seymour Drumlevitch. He taught studio and art history courses at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.; lived and worked in New York City, where he showed at the Fulton Street Gallery and other venues; was an art critic for the Buffalo Courier...

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 ...

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 ...

Untitled figure on red and green acrylic on board. Professionally framed in floating black glossy frame. Painting is signed in front and back (back is now covered with paper after framing) Mike Rivero has been painting since an early age. His family moved to Spain from Cuba and later to the United States. Mike currently calls San Pedro California home. Inside the studio with Mike Rivero has been quite an experience; Mike not only enjoys painting, but is also a personable artist who enjoys sharing the knowledge of art that he has acquired over the years. Mike was born with a natural affinity to be an artist, continuing to paint over time, and later studying with private mentors. Mike is inspired by the Bay Area...

Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984) He was born to Czechoslovakian parents in 1892 in New York City. Living in Chicago as a youth, he took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, returning to New York when he was 20. From 1913 to 1916, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style resembled that of John Singer Sargent), and Anders Zorn. He accepted a teaching position at the Minneapolis School of Art in 1916, remaining there until 1921. This enabled him to travel to Europe to study Cézanne’s paintings and works of the Old Masters. He traveled to Paris, Prague, Dresden, Berlin, and Munich seeking the works of Titian, Cranach, Rembrandt, Veronese, and Holbein, which gave him new perspective. Vytlacil studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Munich, settling there in 1921. Fellow students were Ernest Thurn and Worth Ryder, who introduced him to famous abstractionist Hans Hofmann. He worked with Hofmann from about 1922 to 1926, as a student and teaching assistant. During the summer of 1928, after returning to the United States, Vytlacil gave lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, on modern European art. Soon thereafter, he became a member of the Art Students League faculty. After one year, he returned to Europe and successfully persuaded Hofmann to teach at the League as well. He spent about six years in Europe, studying the works of Matisse, Picasso, and Dufy. In 1935, he returned to New York and became a co-founder of the American Abstract Artists group in 1936. He later had teaching posts at Queens College in New York; the College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California; Black Mountain College in North Carolina; and the Art Students League. His paintings exhibit a clear inclination toward modernism. His still lives and interiors from the 1920s indicate an understanding of the art of Cézanne. In the 1930s, his works displayed two very different kinds of art at the same time. His cityscapes and landscapes combine Cubist-inspired spatial concerns with an expressionistic approach to line and color. Vytlacil also used old wood, metal, cork, and string in constructions, influenced by his friend and former student, Rupert Turnbull. He eventually ceased creating constructions as he considered them too limiting. The spatial challenges of painting were still his preference. During the 1940s and 1950s, his works indicated a sense of spontaneity not felt in his earlier work. He married Elizabeth Foster in Florence, Italy, in 1927 and they lived and worked in Positano, Italy for extended periods of time. Later on, they divided their time between homes in Sparkill, New York and Chilmark, Massachusetts, where Vyt, as he was affectionately called, taught at the Martha's Vineyard Art...

Title: Family Dinner This cozy painting by Alex Lazard is inspired by Mexican culture and its strong connection to food and family reunions. Lazard's wo...

Portrait of Basquiat - troubled enfant terrible of the street art scene in downtown Manhattan in the 1970's & 80's. Wearing his trademark Armani suits Basquiat worked in fast, furiou...

Emerging artist Leroy Miranda took off like a rocket a few years back in 2015 when he was discovered in New Orleans. A painting of this self-taught artist with what he describes as "...

A magnificant abstract painting that bridges figuration, Inspired by living in the cities of France, New York, and San Francisco. French American visual artist Frédéric Choisel tells...

Hurricane part II acrylic on canvas gallery wrap. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship f...

Moody figurative abstract expressionist painting of a Victorian couple with an angel by artist David Rosen (American, 1912-2004), c. 1970. Signed "Rosen" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 30.25"H x 26.38"W. Born in 1912, Rosen grew up in Toronto, Canada before pursuing arts in the United States. Upon arriving, Rosen settled in New York City and attended the Cooper Union Art school in 1930. While participating in the Federal Arts Project, he worked for the program's mural department until 1941. He also worked with an artist collective, Siqueiros Art Workshop. There, Rosen met fellow FAP artist Jackson Pollack, and together, with artist Phillip Guston, they experimented with new painting techniques and mediums. Art movements are often reactions to the popular styles that precede them, and Abstract Expressionism applied a new and exciting method to Modern Art. Gradually, artists began to break away from an overly-studied, academic approach to painting and liberated their technique. During these workshops, Rosen was introduced to Pollack's groundbreaking "drip painting" before it changed the art world. As America became involved in World War II, the Federal Arts Project wound down, officially ending in 1942. Around this time, Rosen enlisted as a Merchant Seaman with the U.S Merchant Marines. During this time, he traveled to North Africa and Italy before concluding his service and moving to California where, in 1945, he devoted his full attention to building an art career. Within a couple of years, he landed a major exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1947, and his first one-man show, which opened to rave reviews, was held at Hollywood's Contemporary Art Gallery. The exhibition’s success led to mural commissions from Palm Springs' Hotel del Tahquitz, and he scored more solo shows at West Hollywood's Chabot Gallery. The early 1950s brought a surge of recognition for Rosen's career, and while his work was certainly still influenced by Abstract Expression, his painting style included elements of Surrealism, Figurative Art, and Cubism. Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely without regard for "mistakes." Throughout Rosen's long career, he would acquire techniques from vastly different art styles which made for a varied, eclectic catalog of work. Rosen continued to build his California art career and settled at a Laguna Beach art colony in 1958. There, he entered his work in the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and was the first painter to contribute Abstract Art to the event. Rosen would participate in the festival for the next fifteen years. A year after his move, in 1959, Rosen opened his first studio gallery and began a 12-year collaboration with the Laguna Playhouse. For the next two decades, Rosen participated in 17 art exhibitions and 20 solo shows, and received considerable critical praise. Rosen's themes were as varied as his evolving painting style, and one of his themes focused on classic characters like Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rosen's close-up portraits of historical and literary figures, illustrated by the piece To Be or Not to Be: Soliloquy From Hamlet, capture the essence of the characters while remaining loose with the painting and even adding a slight cartoon feel. His ongoing Hamlet series, as a complete collection, makes an impact with the diversity of technique. Unlike the loose style of some of his works, the painting Madaam... that he is mad is true is influenced by the structure of Cubism, the flat dimensions of Byzantine Art, and his utilization of mixed media. After Rosen's death in 2004, the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts sponsored an exhibition of his Hamlet paintings at the Wells Fargo Building gallery. Throughout Rosen's career, he amassed a great deal of critical, industry, and public praise for his work. His beloved town of Laguna Beach bestowed numerous awards that include the Laguna Beach Annual Art Gallery Award and Orange County's Annual Exhibit Award. Rosen's work flourished in California, and he received recognition from the San Diego County Fair, Los Angeles' Miracle Mile...

Compelling Abstract Expressionist oil painting titled "Abraxus" by San Francisco Bay area Abstract Expressionist Conrad Alvarez (American, 20th centu...

Identity, 20x24 in., oil on canvas by KOKO. Signed lower right. Koko’s abstract paintings have vivid colors, bold brushstrokes and unique qualities that create a connection between ...

"Woman in Contemplation" by Bren Bauer (American, 20th Century). Presented in a black metal frame. Erase marks showing on mat/advise replacement. Signed "B. Bauer" and dated "02" low...

Vivid and evocative abstracted painting of 9/11 by artist Jocelyn Audette (American, b. 1952), circa 2001. Impasto adds texture and interest. Label on verso with artist's name. Pres...

Dynamic figurative abstract of nude figure looking down chasm in the style of Pat Klein (American, b. 1951). Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 24"H x 36"W. P...

Barroco Study, 20x24 in., original oil on canvas. With framed size 22x26 inches. Signed lower right on the canvas. Koko’s musician series is part of his background as a classically ...

Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...

A beautiful abstract composition, rich in visual texture by using several mediums - watercolor, ink, handmade paper and oil pastel - by Aptos, California artist Diane Pendleton Stein...

Purple expressionist painting of a female figure in a white dress. The painting is a part of the series titled "The Venetian Series Portal VI." The pai...

Bicycle Trip, acrylic on canvas. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship from the Minist...

Hawaii "The Journey - Anti-matter" - Mid Century Abstract Hawaiian Mythology Symbolistic and romantic 1940s figurative of pasteled figures journeying down path titled "Journey - Anti...

An oil painting by George Marshal Cohen from 1960. An abstract expressionist style painting with dark blue tones and bright yellow accents. Figurative representations of female legs ...