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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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Green and Red Mandala, Abstract Oval Painting by Ohio Artist Clarence Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Green and Red Mandala, 1969 Acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated lower right 24.75 x 18 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a l...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Angel Alonzo "El Graduado" Original Painting Late 20th Century
By Angel Alonso
Located in San Francisco, CA
Angel Alonzo "El Graduado" Original Painting Late 20th Century Original acrylic on paper Dimensions 25" wide x 19" high The distressed frame measures 35" wide x 29" high The fram...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

My Other Side
Located in Fresno, CA
“My Other Side” is 48”x 36”. This is an earlier piece by Arnold from the estate of a late collector of his work. This piece is predominantly shades of red from light to almost black....
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mater, 2014
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Love
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This piece is part of a series called The Four Elements, and the idea was to portrait human emotions and aesthetics related to one of the four elements in this case Water.. And is called love because is a mother with her son. Keywords: Figurative, expressionist, green, smile, happy Artist Biography: Fine Artist, muralist, illustrator and art teacher. I was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1972. I studied Fine Arts and Illustration at Altos De Chavón School Of Design (1992) and also got a bachelor degree in Fine Arts and Illustration at Parsons School Of Design (1994), NY. I’ve participated in several collective art shows and also five solo shows at Santo Domingo, Barcelona and Miami (Art Basel 2017); I’ve been working with others fellow artists doing urban art at the streets of several cities an small communities in the Dominican Republic since 2012, where I’ve done about 35 murals, I participated as international guest artist at the Art festival “Voz de Vida” at the city of Pasto, Colombia, I was a resident artist at Graniti Murales at Sicily, Italy, and painted with “transitando” at Madrid, Spain. In august 2018 I was invited to participate at Beyond Walls Lynn, in Boston, MA, and in 2020 I painted at Savannah, Georgia invited by The Stables Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Lithograph

Sunday with Sophia, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Faye Vander Veer paints a fine summer day in Tuscany. Figures emerge onto a sunlit alley making their way about the city....

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Cityscape, Abstract, Acrylic, Black, White by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Tapas Ghosal - Untitled - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size) Acrylic Dry Pastel & Pigment on Canvas, 2014 It will be delivered in a roll form. Style : In Hindu philosophy, the 'Antahka...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic, Pigment

John Paul George & Ringo
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wyona Diskin, American (1915 - 1991) John Paul George & Ringo Acrylic on canvas, Unsigned. Framed. Measurements: Frame H 50.5 x W 60.5 x D 1.5 - Sight H 50 x W 60 inches Wyona Diski...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Shadows of Paris, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting depicts a typical sunny afternoon in Paris," shares artist Faye Vander Veer. "The long shadows coming in from the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Gouache and Oil Pastel Figurative Painting 1960s Bay Area Female Art
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield Yellow Purple Figure 1960s Oil Pastel and Gouache on Paper 36"x28" unframed $800 *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Paper, Gouache

“Spectre” (Contemporary, Cerebral, Figurative, Black Canvas Painting with Type)
Located in Paris, IDF
SPECTRE 2018 A ghostly figure with a gold halo has the words “Amissa” to his right, and “Anima Mea” to his left – hand-painted vertically in gold type. In Latin, “Amissa Anima Mea”...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Woman with Red Hair, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gary Leonard portrays a compelling figure of a woman with alluring red hair and a striking side profile. With her hands on her waist, she tilts her chin up in poised confidence. Gary captures her emotion with combined styles of realism and expressionism. The dark background creates a dramatic contrast and emphasizes the tonal palette making it appear to be three-dimensional. Pops of vibrant colors in teal, red, yellow, purple, and blue add points of interest and a dash of whimsy.


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: figurative, whimsical, oilpaint, realism, figurative, woman, people, hair, expressionism, fashion, vertical, expressionism, people, oil painting, black


Woman with Red...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Frammenti Dell'Essere, 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Pete's Going Away, " colorful gestural abstraction, multiple figures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An abstract figurative oil painting on board. Active, expressive movement with powerful paint application. An abstract homage to Caravaggio.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Oil, Board

The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) The Way Out, 1992 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 24 x 30 inches Figural abstract vibrant orange geometric painting. C...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Still Life" 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Antoni Clavé
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTONI CLAVÉ Spanish, 1913 - 2005 STILL LIFE signed "Clavé" lower right also inscribed "Ce tableau a ete peint par moi vers 1946, Clavé" on the reverse oil on canvas glued to artist ...
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1940s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Black Terrazzo Confetti, Abstract Shapes Diptych, Pink and Blue Metal Tones 2022
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created combine a variety of vivid col...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

"Not That End Of Time", Contemporary Encaustic Wax Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
There are two ends-of-time. This is the first. Scorched tissue and wax. Collage, encaustic wax & oil colour on board
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Encaustic, Oil, Board, Tissue Paper

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Mother and Baby
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century abstract figurative of nude mother with baby and bird in background by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A nocturnal setting adds more interest and dimension. Signed on verso "Berg." Unframed. 34"H x 37"W. Honora Berg an early Bay Area Figurative and Abstract Expressionist painter. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Provincetown (Cape Cod landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). At the Weir Trap, ca. 1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20 inches. Signed lower margi...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

20th century Abstract French beach seaside landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Raphael Parisse is a French painter working and living in Paris, France. I first found his work whilst visiting Paris and thought the skilled way the painting is constructed and the vibrant color used makes his work very desirable. This is a fantastic example of his style, with bold color and a well-painted composition. His work has been exhibited in America, France, and The UK This piece has been framed in a new black and gold English frame. The painting was commissioned by David Brooker...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Body Abstraction no. 14", contemporary yellow & navy 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

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

0612
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 textures and subtle patterns in her artworks. The thick layers of paint add a sculptural and tactile, rich looking feel to her paintings, along with the bodily presence of her subjects. Her works have been exhibited internationally, including Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and many art fairs such as Montreux, Geneva, Salzburg, Rotterdam, Marbella, Los Angeles, Toronto and Paris. This 34 inch high by 19 inch wide one-of-a-kind textured artwork is composed of oil and mixed media on canvas. It is wired and ready to hang. The artist signs this abstract figurative painting on the front in the lower right corner. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping available. A Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery is included. Edith Konrad has studied in numerous master classes with artists from Germany and Italy. She paints in a variety of techniques and particularly prefers the use acrylic on canvas, collage and mixed media. In 2007 her art was acquired by the State Museum Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She won the 2009 Palm Art Award, a Certificate of Excellence for outstanding artistic quality and originality of the work. In 2010 she exhibited at the Salon de la Culture at the Louvre in Paris, France. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA EXHIBITIONS 2022 Identity With A Chance of Imperfection, Los Angeles, CA 2020 In Search of Principle, Artspace Warehouse. Los Angeles, CA 2019 Something Vague, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Opposites Group Exhibition, Hotel Chlosterhof, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland Falcon Gallery, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland K-13 Freiamt, Villmergen, Switzerland 2017 Falkengalerie, Stein am Rhein, Germany Banca intermobiliare di investimenti Lugano, Switzerland Arte Genova 13, Art Fair Genova, Italy 2016 Fugo Diethelm, Mühlau, Switzerland Galerie f 5, Lucerne, Switzerland Kunstsupermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland Kunstwarenhaus Zürich, Switzerland Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Galerie-Beck, Saarbrücken, Germany 2015 Affordable Art Fair Singapore Migros Kulturprozent Zugerland, Switzerland Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California Love Art Fair Toronto, Canada Affordable Art Fair New York, NY LA Art Show International Art Fair, Los Angeles 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles Houston Fine Art Fair, Texas Kunstwarenhaus Zürich, Switzerland Love Art Fair Toronto, Canada Who’s Who Deutschland (Germany) 2013 Galleria Alter Ego, Ponte Tresa, Switzerland Schweizer Kunstraum, Lausanne, Switzerland Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, California Kunstwarenhaus Zürich, Switzerland Flussreif in Berikon, Switzerland Ateliernacht im Freiamt, Switzerland Kunst-Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland 2011 Kunst-Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland Zugermesse, Switzerland 2010 Kunstwarenhaus, Zürich, Switzerland Ennenda, Switzerland Zentrum Aettenbühl Sins CH Louvre, Salon de la Culture, Paris, France 2009 International Art Fair, Europ Art Geneva, Switzerland Palm Art Award, Leipzig, Germany Kunst-Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland Porto Ceresio Italy Galerie Tedden Düsseldorf, Germany Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland Who‘s Who Deutschland (Germany) 2008 Chunschtspycher Bettmeralp, Switzerland Bad Ditzenbach Germany Porto Ceresio Italy Forum Zugerland Migros Kulturprozent, Switzerland Kunst-Supermarkt Solothurn, Switzerland 2007 International Art Fair ROTTERDAM, Holland Kulturachse Horw: art five, Switzerland Acquisition by STATE MUSEUM HALIFAX, Nova Scotia 2301 Art Fair Zug Design, Switzerland Vita Solothurn Gallery, Switzerland 2006 International Art Fair EUROP`Art Genève International Art Fair ART SALZBURG, Austria International Art Fair ART MARBELLA, Spain Müllerhaus Lenzburg group exhibition CH 2005 International Art Fair ART GALLERY Montreux, Switzerland Porto Ceresio Italy Kulturschür Windisch, Switzerland 2004 Bahnhofgalerie, Sins, Switzerland 2003 Keller Galerie, Zürich, Switzerland 2002 Bahnhofgalerie, Sins, Switzerland 2001 Jugendseelsorge, Zürich, Switzerland 2000 Zentrum Aettenbühl, Sins, Switzerland TV & FILM Athena, Amazon Prime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Donne al Tempio, 2014
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Twisted City" Acrylic & Inks Painting 35" x 35" inch by Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Twisted City" Acrylic & Inks Painting 35" x 35" inch by Kinda Adly Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt and currently lives in Switzerla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

Carro degli Dei (diptych), 2013
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

20th century French Abstract of an interior with musical instrument, cactus etc
Located in Woodbury, CT
Raphael Parisse is a French painter working and living in Paris, France. I first found his work whilst visiting Paris and thought the skilled way the painting is constructed and the vibrant color used makes his work very desirable. This is a fantastic example of his style, with bold color and a well-painted composition. His work has been exhibited in America, France, and The UK This piece has been framed in a new black and gold English frame. The painting was commissioned by David Brooker...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dreaming of Egypt, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This semi-abstract painting combines suggestions of canopies, windows, pyramids, figures, and patterns to evoke the mystery of travel. Keywords: semi-abstract int...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

The Sun Merchant - Acrylic Painting Colors Black Red Blue Purple White Yellow
Located in Sofia, BG
"The Sun Merchant" 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 expre...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist Figurative Couple
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking large-scale abstract expressionist figurative acrylic on canvas by Bay Area artist Julius Wasserstein (American, 1924-1985). Two abstracted figures, a man in a suit and a woman in a blue wedding dress...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Memorie Imperiali: Costantino, 2014
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 disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Three Fates Confused, 1970s Abstract Figural Painting, Still Life Flowers
Located in Denver, CO
The Three Fates Confused, a vintage 1970s figural abstraction oil painting by Denver modernist, Edward Marecak (1919-1993). Semi-abstract composition depic...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Amber & Turquoise", Irene Sheri, Figurative, Impressionism, Original, 34x30
Located in Dallas, TX
Sheri mixes traditional techniques with modern western aspects. Her intense colors free the imagination and embody wonder and beauty through the female form. Soft smiles with momentary looks are subtle yet well-defined and brought together concisely and pointedly. "Amber and Turquoise" embodies what Sheri is all about. A beautiful young woman's blue dress takes over as it transforms into an impressionistic background of amber colors. Her curly red hair frames her beautifully painted face as she begins to realize her matching blue pearl necklace...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

The Marriage Proposal - Abstract Painting Yellow Black White Brown Blue Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
"The Marriage Proposal " 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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Untitled", Inked Profile, Museum Glass, Custom Frame, Mixed Media, India Ink
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Untitled” painted in India Ink of two heads was done during what has been call Lester Johnson’s Dark Paintings of the 1960s. In 2013 John Yau wrote with much insight about that period of Johnson’s work - “Lester Johnson (1919-2010) was an innovative figurative painter who has never quite fit into any of the accepted narratives of postwar American art, and that alone makes his work worthy of a longer look. The 1960s was an explosively turbulent era marked by assassinations, race riots, space flights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Beatles’ and Rolling Stones’ first American tours, and the rapidly escalating Vietnam War. Everyone was wary and on edge. Meanwhile, in the New York art world, all eyes were fixated on the rise and triumph of Pop Art, Minimalism and Color Field painting. Johnson was one of the few artists that attuned to the dismay that everyone was feeling during the violent and schizophrenic time, the sense that it could all come crashing down. However, his work was never overtly political or didactic. While his dark, brooding, monochromatic paintings of anonymous men gained a small and loyal following, they also became part of that largely invisible history of a time when New York was a tough scary and exciting place to be. More than fifty years after they were made, Johnson’s Dark Paintings continue to retain a coarseness that we associate with gestural Abstract Expressionism and Jean Dubuffet’s anti-psychological, anti-personal portraits incorporating sand and gravel. One sees in them the antecedents of Joyce Pensato’s gestural exaggerations of Groucho Marx, Homer Simpson and Minnie Mouse. While Pensato brings an infectious humor to her work, Johnson was more somber. I cannot help but think that both these artists chose their bedraggled subjects out of empathy and a trace of identification.” Lester Johnson, was born in 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Minneapolis School of Art, where he studied under Alexander Masley who was a former student of Hans Hofmann. Johnson continued his artistic career in New York City where he opened his first studio on 6th and Avenue A. His neighbor there was fellow painter Wolf Kahn. During his time there he would share a loft with Larry Rivers and married the art historian Josephine Valenti. In 1961 he briefly taught at Ohio State University before returning to New York City to share a studio with Philip Pearlstein. Jack Tworkov would invite Johnson to teach at Yale, an offer that Lester Johnson would accept and spend the rest of his life in Connecticut. Johnson passed away in 2010. Johnson's work has been exhibited in the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Walker Art Center, the Yale University Art Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Chrysler Museum of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Museum of Art, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This work has been framed inside of a custom frame with museum glass...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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India Ink, Mixed Media

Oil on Canvas “134 Bird”
Located in Fresno, CA
"134 Bird" is 60” x 48”. The all black field sets off the bold white strokes of man and bird images, arcs and characters. Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Purdah, dark tones, gestural abstract w figures, black, grey monochromatic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas, abstracted image of moody figure, with expressionist movement in brush application. Dark grays and blacks with higher intensity red colors popping.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Great Escape, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A young woman takes time out from the busy world to stop and sit on the grass and read her book. "I noticed her sitting in the cool green grass, feeling the warm sun on her back," says artist Faye Vander Veer. "Her red bike...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Happiness With Two Suns - Acrylic Painting Colors Black Red Blue Purple White
Located in Sofia, BG
"Happiness with two suns" 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 colorfu...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic

Frammenti Angelici, 2014
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 disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Nude Woman and Red Chair
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century abstract figurative nude at night with red chair by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A nocturnal setting adds more interest and dimension. Signed on verso "H Berg." Unframed. 36"H x 30"W. Honora Berg an early Bay Area Figurative and Abstract Expressionist painter. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Figures on Black, from Subway series.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Figures on Black, 1960s, pastel on black acrylic ground on paper, signed lower middle.
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Plein air, 2000
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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Doppio Volto, 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 disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Narcisus (2020), 2020
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 disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Besharat Battle, 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Lluvia
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Sol Halabi is an artist who specializes in painting, but has been known to experiment with drawings, sculpture and installation. She combines the techniques of informality and abstr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Ratto delle Sabine, 2014
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vultus, 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 disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Bible motive. Oil on canvas, 73x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bible motive. Oil on canvas, 73x60 cm
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Vie, 2000
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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vibrant New York City Times Square, Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Simon Gaon (born 1943) is an American painter, Expressionist, and action painter. This is a thick impasto oil painting. with a lot of texture and color. Times Square with 42nd st in Manhattan, New York city He is best known for his intense, tempestuous, action oriented paintings of the cityscape. He was also a co-founder of the Street Painters, a group of eight New York City artists who painted directly from the city life they observed on the streets of America's largest city. Born in 1943 in Manhattan, Gaon at an early age displayed creative talents. By age 14 he began painting while attending the Roosevelt School in Stamford, Connecticut. A key influence on him was painter Arthur Bressler (1927–1975) who was Gaon's teacher and mentor. Gaon graduated from the High School of Art and Design in New York City. In 1962, Gaon won the art studio award scholarship from the Art Students League which allowed him to study art on the European continent. In 1964, he studied in Academia 63 in Haarlem, the Netherlands, and furthered his European education with the Art Students League Merit Scholarship (1965) and the Edward G. McDowell traveling scholarship. He later stayed more than ten years in Europe, primarily in Paris, where his style evolved. The works of the Fauvist (Fauve) painters - Andre Derain, Maurice Vlaminck as well as Chaim Soutine, Oskar Kokoschka, Lovis Corinth, Gen Paul, and especially Vincent Van Gogh have all strongly influenced his work. His work is part of the figurative abstraction the was resurgent in NY in the second half of the 20th century. The influence of Robert Beauchamp, Lester Johnson, Jan Muller, Peter Saul, and Leon Golub as well as Rhino Horn artists...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Circle, Triangle, and Green acrylic on canvas painting by Sadamasa Motonaga
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922-2011) The Circle, Triangle, and Green Executed in 1989 Acrylic on canvas 91.0 x 72.7 cm (35 ⁵³/₆₄ x 28 ⁵/₈ in) not consider...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Ballerina, Odette, Ballet.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Odette, painting size without framed is 8"x16", sighed Koko lower right. Koko's latest collection of paintings is based on the Story of 'Swan Lake,' the ballet composed by Tchaikovs...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Me, I - Acrylic Painting Colors Grey Black Brown Blue Beige
Located in Sofia, BG
" Me, I " is a large 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 expressi...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Oil on Canvas “A58”
Located in Fresno, CA
"A58" is 72” x 66”. The electric blues on black stand out from the figure on a mixed background of medium earth tones and heavy textures. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Rendezvous" bright colors, transparent glazes, figurative abstraction
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work has the character of stained glass. The often colorful, dense and wildly ambitious paintings of Michael Krasowitz are inspired by the exer...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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