Abstract Figurative Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
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Fly Away with Me, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cluster of butterflies beckons a young woman. Artist Sharon Sieben used graphite and acrylic paint to create this expressionistic portrait. With Sharon's th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Hypnotic Kiss - Acrylic Painting Colors Blue Red Yellow Black Grey Orange
Located in Sofia, BG
"The hypnotic kiss" is an abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and colorful expr...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Piano
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The piece is called ‘The Piano’ because it is the central instrument in the orchestra arrangement and composition.
-"As a pianist myself, one of my favorit...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
At the Bordelle, At her Limit - Abstract Painting Purple Red White Brown Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"At the Bordelle At her Limit" is an abstract and figurative painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bri...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Baby Dreams
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mortality
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting is done with small broken pieces of glass, arranged in a mosaic creating a skull. A unique process done by the artist meticulously.
Having built a diverse body of w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Glass
Oil on Canvas “236 Found”
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"236 Found" is 72” x 60”. The sienna, umber and yellow figures on a neutral field are criss-crossed with chaotic, incised strokes through the impasto surface. Arnold’s paintings exhi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Young Woman, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"A young woman appears in an abstracted flowery dress on a very luminous background," explains artist Diana Elena Chelaru. "Tones of greens, yellow, and blue cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Pas de Deux' - (Duet) from Story of 'Swan Lake'.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
'Pas de Deux' - (Duet) signed lower right. The certificate of authentic is available. Live view available upon request .
2021 Koko's latest collection of paintings are based on the Story of 'Swan Lake,' the ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The series of paintings capture the graceful movement of ballet and classical music. The second Act of the ballet, 'Lakeside' is where Odette and her prince meet and perform their dance together. The painting titled "Pas de Deux" is the classical ballet dance duet between the swan princess...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Fourth Facade"
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large abstract impressionist style figural painting titled "The Fourth Facade" by Cystofer/Christopher Shoemaker (Italian/German 20th c). Shoemaker calls Co...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Why Me - Painting Pastel on Paper Black White Brown Red Pink Blue
Located in Sofia, BG
"Why me" is an abstract and figurative painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of brig...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Her Eyes Glowed The Sun Shone, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 59x59 inches
By Gavin Rain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Beauty", Large Mixed Medium, India Ink and Coffee Grounds on Deckle BFK Paper
By Chris Lujan
Located in Detroit, MI
This large mixed medium painting in india ink and coffee grounds on heavyweight deckle BFK print paper, "Beauty", depicts an nude woman standing. With impressionistic strokes the observer can only glimpse her outline in browns, leaving the finer details to the imagination, giving the work a ghostly air of a faded memory. Signed by artist 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Coffee, Paint, Paper, Ink
Penthouse, Bank street series.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Penthouse, 1960's (Bank Street Series), acrylic on arches paper, signed lower right Bertschmann.
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Audrey, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 71 x 71 inches
By Gavin Rain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Canvas “Breakout” by abstract-figurative artist, Frank Arnold
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
" Breakout " is 50” x 40”. Solo Yellow figure on white and black background. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for a truly archival piece, created to las...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Faces I" Oil on Carton Abstract Painting 28" x 22" inch by Youssef Sida
By Youssef Sida
Located in Culver City, CA
"Faces I" Oil on Carton Abstract Painting 28" x 22" inch by Youssef Sida
Signed and dated 1990
Youssef Sida
1922-1994
Born in 1922 in Damietta, and in 1...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
SIGNED FRENCH ABSTRACT NUDE PAINTING - ROUEN PAINTER
By Roger Herson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Nude"
by Roger Herson (French 1922-2008)
signed lower right hand-side,
gouache and crayon on card, unframed
painting: 19.5 x 15.5 inches
Superb original abstract painting...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Biology 101
By Jackie Felix
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on un-stretched canvas by Jackie Felix, currently featured in the exhibition at Benjaman Gallery "Over the Fence".
Jackie Felix (1929-2009) earned her Bachelor of ...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Straining to Hear
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I think of my paintings primarily as landscapes. Recently, these landscapes appear to be more manufactured than organic. At first glance the subjects seem to be monumental forms such...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Woman With Air Guitar and Musicians Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist abstract figurative oil painting of a woman with musicians by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). Signed with monogram "MWE" and dated ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
From Line to Line life Disappear - Acrylic Painting Blue Green Red Yellow
Located in Sofia, BG
"From Line to Line life Disappear" is an abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright an...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
It's My Wish - Painting Pastel on Paper Black White Brown Red Pink Blue Orange
Located in Sofia, BG
"It's my wish" is an abstract and figurative painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and colorful ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dansaekhwa abstract painting by established Korean artist Hyun Ae Kang "Pray XI"
By Hyun Ae Kang
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Hyun combines traditional Korean painting with Western abstract imagery using natural materials to create innovate mixed-media works that are rich in both color and texture.
Hyun Ae...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil
Evanescenza Titanica, 2015
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he displayed a strong predisposition for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Encounter
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I think of my paintings primarily as landscapes. Recently, these landscapes appear to be more manufactured than organic. At first glance the subjects seem to be monumental forms such...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kate, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 41 x 71 inches
By Gavin Rain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Phoenix, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This dramatic image of a winged figure creates a brightly colored yet soft composition that fills the room with warmth," shares artist Gary Leonard. Inspired by the beauty of wings, Gary says it was a challenge to render them in a soft flowing manner with the model. "The warm color palette creates an inviting and peaceful feeling," he adds.
About the Artist
Through composition, color, texture and more, Gary Leonard celebrates beauty. His works start with the subject, but then he lets the work evolve into a more complex composition. Oftentimes, he enjoys merging figures with abstract images and varying textures. He hopes that his works will leave the viewer with a sense of warmth and peace. When he's not making art, he enjoys listening to music and learning how to play the piano.
Words that describe this painting: figure, fantasy, peaceful, wings, figurative, ethereal, face, flying, angel, expressionism, fantasy, people, representational, oil painting, yellow
The Phoenix...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunny Market, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A sunny, impressionist scene of people shopping at a farmers market. "I wanted the viewer to feel like going out to their local market for a coffee and pastry," says artist Jerry Salinas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dania, Oil Painting
By Ryan Pickart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A portrait of a girl that explores the comfort of subtle hues with high texture. "I was inspired by the simple yet complex tonal shifts of light reflections to create the shimmery background and clothing in this stoic portrait," says artist Ryan Pickart...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stylish Moments, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman in a summer dress and sun hat poses against a soft wooded backdrop. Artist Gary Leonard developed the scene by first painting the landscape and then wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Colorful Mixed-media Monochrome Painting "Snow Triology" by Korean Artist
By Hyun Ae Kang
Located in Palm Beach, FL
«A WORK WILL ONLY HAVE DEEP RESONANCE, IF THE KIND OF LIGHT I’M TRYING
TO GENERATE IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY IN ME» - Hyun Ae Kang
Hyun Ae Kang is an internationally renowned Ko...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - La Princesse
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated in 1997 from ENSAD in Paris, Art-Space secti...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink
Identity, 20x24 in., oil on canvas. Original modern abstract expressionist.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
In the Name of Liberty
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables sipping aperitifs. Bartenders and piano players help to break the ice among palm trees and cityscapes presented in vibrant, dripping hues. The energy of social butterflies drawn to one another is palpable as they float effortlessly across the canvas.
This 36 inch high by 18 inch wide painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Prismatic Polygon V: geometric abstract painting; blue, red, yellow patterns
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's "Prismatic Polygon" paintings on archival artist's paper are signed and dated on the back. Walker's paintings work particularly well in groupings -- see photo gallery f...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Acrylic
"Paris Light" Abstract Figure w Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
For Real
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson is an Arizona-based painter and sculptor. Nelson’s works are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not m...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
SLAIN COMMISSAR
Located in Aventura, FL
Original water based acrylic on canvas. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers w...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Evening Crowd, Manhattan"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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...
Category
1930s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
So Sorry
Located in Delray Beach, FL
So Sorry.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship from the Minister of Culture and Art for t...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Source, colorful, figurative woman and bunny forms blue on neutral ground
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting makes no sense on any level. That may or may not matter. I don't know.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Spray Paint
Indian Circus. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
From the Artist's 2020 India Series. Centred round Kerala in southern India. Large vibrant abstract expressionist paintings from this well collected artist.
Signed
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Tan and Magenta Abstract Textured Monotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monotype painting by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Painted on glass and pressed onto paper and then, sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressin...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Untitled, Abstract Figure, 1971
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Abstract Figure, 1971. The image size is 10x10 in. acrylic on paper signed lower center. Unframed, complimentary custom framing will be done upon customer request up to $ 150.00.
Har...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Through the Looking Glass -- contemporary abstract oil painting in yellow & blue
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Dennis Alter's layered and textured oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity. Gestural brushwork, heavy impasto, and layers upon layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barroco Study, musicians selection, 20x24 in., oil on canvas. Signed lower right
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Borden Screen Saver
By Gary Evans
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Gary Evans is widely recognized for his distinctive painting practice that spans two decades. Evans’ vibrant paintings challenge traditional notions of perception and our experience ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Farewell To Summer Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Farewell To Summer Contemporary Abstract painting.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship f...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
5835 - Original Figurative Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 29 x 21 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by the French abstract artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Lovers "Play Misty For Me", Black & White Figurative Abstract, Film Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful modernist abstract figurative expressionist painting in black and white of two figures, lovers (for the film Play Misty For Me), 1971 by California artist Don Heitkotter...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Balloon Parade Pink Abstract
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Balloon Parade- 2020.
Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a schola...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Iridescent Multicolor Nude Figure
By Stephanie Heit
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Glitter, Oil
‘Piano Lesson’ abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
‘Piano Lesson’
By artist 'Virginia Campbell', 20th Century
Signed and dated '1980' verso
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board size: 10 x 14 inches
Eleg...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract -- Two Figures and Interior
Located in Soquel, CA
Two figures in a brightly colored interior with abstracted elements by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signe...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"Roman Bath" Series (2/3)
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Sophia" Figure with Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Abstract figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Cindy Shaoul, Simon Richard Halimi, Frank Arnold, and Judith Berry. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $121 and tops out at $570,000, while the average work sells for $2,500.