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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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Stop with Red Gloves, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This woman is expressing herself and asking for attention with her red gloves," says artist Diana Rosa. "I used black lines to define...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Black and Grey on Red Background Lyrical Abstraction Oil Painting, Untitled
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork is remarkable by its sobriety, its strength and its purity, with a grey "ground" above which floats a black abstract shape (which, by pareidolia, may look like a speedin...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Take Life the Way It Is - Evocative Figures Celebrating Life with a Drink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'For Love of Life' original ceramic plaque by Estherly Allen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small plaque is an intimate and exciting example of the ceramic work of Estherly Allen. She was a student of George McNeil, an important Abstract Expressionist, and this Express...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Ceramic, Glaze

HUGE ORIGINAL 1960'S FRENCH ABSTRACT PAINTING - PORTRAITS ON BOTH SIDES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020), see provenance details below. Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020. He quickly gained reco...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Keicha: contemporary abstract gold still-life landscape painting w/ Black figure
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an oil and acrylic painting depicting a female Afro-Latinx figure with surrealist plant forms in the style of Salvador Dali against a gold background. In the Venezuelan coastal Afro-Caribbean community of Borbures, religious and social syncretism provided a unique vision of the African Diaspora in the Americas with its symbolism and iconography. Henry Bermudez is a seasoned Latino contemporary artist born in Venezuela and based in the US. Emerged from the Caribbean tropics, his artistic life has been an unexpected hybrid of ideas informed by an acute sensitivity to the past, stenciled as part of a personal inventory onto different foreign places that throughout his life have become his home and his artistic working territory. "My paintings are steeped in mythical dream imagery within an otherworldliness of carefully constructed creature and plant forms. Further defined by my identity as a Latino, my work combines symbols and myth from ancient pre-Hispanic cultures with the iconography of contemporary art. The result of this autobiographical vision is a blend of cultural diversities that further defines itself through my immersion in societies other than the one I was born into. Through my exposure to religious and social syncretism, my visual itinerary became charged with powerful influences which provided a unique vision of the African Diaspora in the Americas, its symbolism, and iconography." - Henry Bermudez Bermudez’s journey of unique geographical, artistic and human observation has taken him from educational experiences in small isolated communities in the Caribbean up to representing Venezuela in the Venice Biennial. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA); Neuberger Museum of Art (Purchase, NY); Modern Art Museum of Mexico (Mexico City); Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin); Venezuela National Gallery (Caracas); Museum of Contemporary Art (Maracay, Merida, Maracaibo, Caracas); Modern Art Museum of Costa Rica; Museum of Art a Ralli @Punta Del Este Uruguay; and many private collections across the globe. Since his arrival in the USA in 2003, Bermudez has been commissioned by the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia on several major projects. In 2011, he was one of a handful of artists chosen to work with the Philagrafika print collaborative founded by artistic director and curator Jose Roca. In 2012 Mr. Bermudez received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. He was elected to present an installation at The Philadelphia International Airport Art...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Long Live The Newlyweds - Large Abstract Painting Purple Red White Brown Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"Long live the newlyweds" 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 ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Chat L'heureuse - Abstract Painting Colors Green Red White Brown French Artist
Located in Sofia, BG
"Chat L'heureuse" 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 expression. The painting is unframed. Acrylic on canvas, Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Halimi, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. The painting is unframed Maestro Simon Richard Halimi was born in Tunis on 2nd February 1943. He left his homeland 20 years later for France. In 1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West. This requires him to maintain contact with his family and painting, many travel between Africa and France. He has been painting since the 1960s and has produced thousands of works. Since February 2003 he left Africa and dedicated himself fully to his art. SOME AWARDS: Lauréat du prix International Victor Choquet Lauréat au salon Populiste Musée d’Art Moderne Grand prix Interministériel au musée de la Monnaie Grand Prix C3D au Musée de la Monnaie Lauréat et diplômé de l’Académie Internationale de Lutèce Lauréat et diplômé de l’Académie Internationale d’Art Contemporain Diplômé de la Fédération Nationale de la Culture Française en qualité de “Créateur d’aujourd’hui". Prix du salon des Artistes Français 2004, décerné par l’Académie des Beaux-Arts Prix Paul Chabas, Institut de France, Académie des Beaux-Arts Médaille du mérite et dévoument aux Arts, Académie Mazarine Prix Michel Ange pour l’ensemble de l’oeuvre, Académie Mazarine Fédération Nationale de la Culture Française (Sélection du monde des Arts Plastiques). Académie des Beaux-Arts de Saint Louis (Titre d’Académicien Associé). Grand Baz’Art, prix de l’humanité et de la générosité. Collective Exhibitions Salon des Artistes Français Salon d’Automne Salon des Artistes Indépendants Salon d’Hiver Salon Populiste (Musée d’Art Moderne) Salon Interministériel (Musée de la Monnaie) Grand prix Victor Choquet (Musée de la Monnaie) Grand prix C 3 D (Musée de la Monnaie) Salon International de Lutèce Salon international d’Art Contemporain (I.A.C.) Europe-Art (Paris) Salon d’Art Singulier Salon Violet, prestige de l’art contemporain A2PAC - Invité d’honneur 2004 Ramp-Art - Avignon Art Contemporain 2000 Diverses expositions itinérantes en groupes en Allemagne, Italie, Belgique, Espagne, Afrique, Chine ... Hivernales LONDON ART - Salon Waldorf Palace Art SHANGHAÏ - Art contemporain WIK & AM - Wiener International Kunst - Vienne AUTRICHE Rouen National Arts - Biennale Courants d’Art Singulier Espace Rachi (Rétrospective) Personal Exhibitions Salon des Artistes Français Salon d’Automne Salon des Artistes Indépendants Salon d’Hiver Salon Populiste (Musée d’Art Moderne) Salon Interministériel (Musée de la Monnaie) Grand prix Victor Choquet (Musée de la Monnaie) Grand prix C 3 D (Musée de la Monnaie) Salon International de Lutèce Salon international d’Art Contemporain (I.A.C.) Europe-Art (Paris) Salon d’Art Singulier Salon Violet, prestige de l’art contemporain A2PAC - Invité d’honneur 2004 Ramp-Art - Avignon Art Contemporain 2000 Diverses expositions itinérantes en groupes en Allemagne, Italie, Belgique, Espagne, Afrique, Chine ... Hivernales LONDON ART - Salon Waldorf Palace Art SHANGHAÏ - Art contemporain WIK & AM - Wiener International Kunst - Vienne AUTRICHE Rouen National Arts - Bienale Courants d’Art Singulier Espace Rachi (Rétrospective) Galeries Valombreuse à Biarritz et Paris Galerie Climat au Sable d’Olonnes Galerie Zafira rue Mazarine à Paris Galerie 51 rue de Seine à Paris Les Galeries du salon Ivoire en Côte d’Ivoire Galerie d’Art du Palais au Touquet Opéra Gallery (Paris, Miami, New-York, Singapour, Londres) Gallerie “Art Passion” - Montpellier Gallerie 27 - Londres (rétrospective). Gallerie Hughes Pénot, La Baule Singul’Art - Lyon Tel-Aviv - YAFO (Rétrospective - 350 oeuvres) Gallerie d’Art des Pyramides GF & CO Gallery - Vienne - Autriche MEETING WITH THE ARTIST: A work of art must allow itself to be viewed in a calm manner, with you letting your mind wander and allowing yourself to daydream. All forms of creative and recreational cultural expression are or should be an invitation to travel. Music, literature, poetry, theater, cinema, painting, sculpture, photography, and so on, are no exceptions to this rule when they carry a stamp of sincerity. An act of expression can only be authentic if it is not motivated by the constraints laid down by obligations, by recognition. Painting, like other means of expression, is a cry, a feeling, a listening process, pain, joy... a realization or an epiphany to be shared with my family and friends and with people who go to my exhibitions. In the former case I experience a real moment of sharing, a kind of osmosis. A work - irrespective of what it contains - is only successful as an act of expression if it contains life, something to think about, feelings a pathway to an exchange, an invitation concerning it and the observer. If this communion takes place, then the work is a good one. When the architecture of a work, its theme, the balance of forms and colors, the mobility or freedom of the eye, the seeing, and the thinking, are all present in a kind of harmony, there are no longer any obstacles between a work and us. After painting for more than 50 years, I have had many opportunities during the course of my exhibitions to express myself with visitors who wanted to go through the mirror of the initial visual impression of a painting. I find their uncertainties and their desire to know - more than just view - touching. Other visitors view, sometimes view themselves, and then continue going around a gallery having ''read'' paintings in their own ways. Some people cast a disinterested passing glance, and, very sure of themselves, continue on their way. These people are sometimes in the majority. After having worked in conjunction with several gallery-owners, exhibited my work in France and abroad, I have never agreed to sign a contract. I never express myself on an imposed topic, work, based on an order, or work at a certain speed. Art cannot be dictated, it cannot be ordered. Life, time, kindness, love, madness, freedom, money, politics, the mind, the heart, its opposite, popular and honest art, all of life's facets and asses became my life. They are my reflective and observational canvas in terms of the content of my paintings. Developments, variations on forms have taken place, but never in relation to the basics of my process. On this journey I came across ''sand'', which can be found on the surface of my paintings from 1966 to 1998 - and occasionally after 1998. We are made of dust, and must return to dust. Humbleness is a watchword which is included in one way or another, in my paintings, by means of signs or of small sentences, and this is notably the case in relation to topics addressed concerning covetousness, temptation, greed, selfishness, hypocrisy, success at any price, lying, power, money, art for money's sake people, and so forth. I hesitated a very long time before writing about my painting. I believed that doing so was a bit like usurping the role of the ''watchers'', those people who prefer to have their own interpretation, and prefer to take the tome to uncover, in the meanders of my handwriting and my short sentences, the keys, crucial details and symbols in my works - what is hiding behind the initial image. When you read a good book or listen to music, you do not make decisions based on the title of the book or on the first note...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Break from Shopping, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this painting, artist Onelio Marrero endeavored to convey the atmosphere of al fresco dining. Onelio often paints scenes of people in restaurant settings w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shadowless, Figurative Abstraction, Acrylic on Paper, Modernist Abstract, 1995
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Shadowless" is a 26" x 20" acrylic on paper abstract painting by American painter Ray Leight. The painting is in original condition, from the estate of the artist, and it is signed ...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Lost in Thought, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Sherri posed her model, Bridget, in her backyard garden just as the sun was setting to capture the dramatic backlighting. Golden light silhouettes the figure and works with the shaded areas to build three dimensionality. A timeless and gentle portrait in the warm Arizona light.


About the Artist
Sherri Aldawood didn't intend to always paint flowers, but over time her love of gardens started to permeate her art. She focuses on the light and color of the flowers on the canvas. Sherri prefers alla prima, working with wet layers of paint instead of letting them dry. She keeps the paint as wet as possible by using walnut and clove oil to extend the drying time.


Words that describe this painting: woman, female, feminine, light, evening, garden, impressionistic, figure, figurative, person, people, Sargent, Sorolla, impressionism, people, representational, oil painting, green


Lost in Thought...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Kiss, Figurative Abstraction, Acrylic on Paper, Modernist Abstract, 1995
Located in Doylestown, PA
"The Kiss" is a 24" x 19" acrylic on paper abstract painting by American painter Ray Leight. The painting is in original condition, from the estate of the artist, and it is signed "R...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Final Touches, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Simple gestures reveal much about a person's character," says artist Onelio Marrero. In this painting, Onelio has caught a moment that may seem mundane. The subject is seen tying a Windsor knot as he readies himself for the day ahead. "Each gesture in the context of the figure's surroundings hint at the character of a person." The man pictured here is the artist himself when he was in his early 40's.


About the Artist
Onelio Marrero paints city scenes of everyday life. In an impressionistic style he captures the romanticism of New York City, the picturesque fountains in Central Park and the wet city streets after a rainy afternoon. His use of warm tones creates a sense of nostalgia and the feeling that you have visited or seen this particular scene before. Onelio will often paint from direct observation, or he will work from a combination of photographs and combine numerous sources into one piece. In this way his work combines reality with fantasy, creating a new story with each painting. His work captures an appreciation for beauty in all of its greatest forms; nature, art, and people.


Words that describe this painting: groom, suit, figure, interior, curtain...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two. 1997. Oil on cardboard, 55x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Two. 1997. Oil on cardboard, 55x55 cm In 1958 he graduated from the Riga Art School of J. Rosenthal, in 1964 Art Academy of Latvian State, painting department, Head of the diploma w...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

NOW VI - abstract mixed media street art painting; black asphalt, graffiti
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezsko's "NOW" series of mixed media street art paintings are built through an elaborate process of layering, patterning, adding, and subtracting an excessive amount of acrylic...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Man In Yellow
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unframed Paper Works by Artist: Phil Saxon Signed Arches Paper
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Pheromone, colorful abstract with figure beautiful blue tones, brushwork
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A expressionist, abstracted nude immersed in striking colors. The figure melds with the atmospheric surface to form a powerful symbolist imagery.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At The Border
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hultberg, American (1922 - 2005) Title: At The Border Year: 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated, verso Size: 32 x 40 in. (81.28 x 101.6 cm)
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Companies -- contemporary landscape painting w/ figure, animals & blue flowers
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Henry Bermudez is a seasoned American contemporary artist born in Venezuela. Emerged from the Caribbean tropics, his artistic life has been an unexpected hybrid of ideas informed by an acute sensitivity to the past, stenciled as part of a personal inventory onto different foreign places that throughout his life have become his home and his artistic working territory. "My paintings are steeped in mythical dream imagery within an otherworldliness of carefully constructed creature and plant forms. Further defined by my identity as a Latino, my work combines symbols and myth from ancient pre-Hispanic cultures with the iconography of contemporary art. The result of this autobiographical vision is a blend of cultural diversities that further defines itself through my immersion in societies other than the one I was born into. Through my exposure to religious and social syncretism, my visual itinerary became charged with powerful influences which provided a unique vision of the African Diaspora in the Americas, its symbolism, and iconography." - Henry Bermudez The acrylic and glitter on canvas painting "COMPANIES" depicts an Afro-Latinx figure with animals and blue, silver, and red flowers. In the Venezuelan coastal Afro-Caribbean community of Borbures, religious and social syncretism provided a unique vision of the African Diaspora in the Americas with its symbolism and iconography. Bermudez’s journey of unique geographical, artistic and human observation has taken him from educational experiences in small isolated communities in the Caribbean up to representing Venezuela in the Venice Biennial. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA); Neuberger Museum of Art (Purchase, NY); Modern Art Museum of Mexico (Mexico City); Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin); Venezuela National Gallery (Caracas); Museum of Contemporary Art (Maracay, Merida, Maracaibo, Caracas); Modern Art Museum of Costa Rica; Museum of Art a Ralli @Punta Del Este Uruguay; and many private collections across the globe. Since his arrival in the USA in 2003, Bermudez has been commissioned by the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia on several major projects. In 2011, he was one of a handful of artists chosen to work with the Philagrafika print collaborative founded by artistic director and curator Jose Roca. In 2012 Mr. Bermudez received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. He was elected to present an installation at The Philadelphia International Airport Art...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glitter, Acrylic, Archival Paper

SIGNED FRENCH ABSTRACT NUDE PAINTING - NUDE WOMAN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Nude" by Roger Herson (French 1922-2008) signed & dated 2002, top left hand-side, gouache and crayon on paper, unframed painting: 14 x 10 inches Superb original abstract ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Woman II
Located in Miami, FL
Cosmical landscapes, the paintings - always powerful - are witnesses of the artist’s emotions felt during his fictional intergalactic travels. Instant shot filled with serenity whic...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Off Target (triptyque)
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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

I lost The Keys - Large Abstract Painting Yellow Black White Brown Grey Blue
Located in Sofia, BG
"I lost the keys" Fr. 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 ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Marilyn Ballerina" Iconic Marilyn Monroe Ballerina Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tenec 9 - Figurative acrylic Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Tenec 9" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, lov...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Forward Thinker
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Stunning palette of colors. Blues , yellows , blacks and wonderful in style home. Unframed Ink on Paper ( Paper is from France ) Title : Forward Thinker 22 x 30 Framing Available for locals , The gallery has additional pieces by this artist. ADAC Atlanta in Peachree Hills Ave Phil Saxon...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Ink

Tenec 5 - Figurative acrylic Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black
Located in Sofia, BG
"Tenec 5" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, lov...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Hurley Burly #3
Located in New York, NY
Hurley Burly #3 2021 Cast acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso Matt Enger’s new body of work evokes a mystical experience co...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Maillet-Vila - Lumière
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Danielle Maillet-Vila is a French artist born in 1945 who lives and works in Barbizon, France. She first moved into fashion industry and started her own business at ju...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Maillet-Vila - Swing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Danielle Maillet-Vila is a French artist born in 1945 who lives and works in Barbizon, France. She first moved into fashion industry and started her own business at ju...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Bright Vibrant Pop Art Enamel Oil Painting Flowers NYC Abstract Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
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 ...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

"Carnival Purple" Expressionist Painting of a Female Figure
Located in Houston, TX
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...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Bay Area Figurative Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful nude of woman in the style of Bay Area Figurative painters titled "Awaiting Sky" on verso. Signed illegibly ("N. Jean"?) on verso. Condit...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Outskirts
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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Oil on Canvas “Bird”
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vomiting Figure
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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Red and Bronze Kimono Monoprint
Located in Soquel, CA
Kimono monoprint by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This piece has an iridescent quality to the coloration. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of othe...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Missing the Moments, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Onelio endeavored to convey our culture's modern fixation with our phones. "It seems that wherever we are, we feel compelled to 'stay connected' even at the exp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1980's FRENCH ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING - SIGNED & DATED - AMAZING SHAPES AND COLOUR
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" French School, circa 1985 indistinctly signed lower corner oil painting on card, unframed painting: 19.75 x 25.5 inches Superb French abstract oil painting -...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Other Mask - Surrealist Figurative Painting
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's The Other Mask is a 12 x 9 inches surrealist oil painting. The main color is blue. A surrealist representation of a human face can be recognized. The surface is defined...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ROGER HERSON (1922-2008) SIGNED FRENCH 20thC ABSTRACT PAINTING - ROUEN PAINTER
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Roger Herson (French 1922-2008) signed lower right hand-side on card, gouache and crayon on card, unframed painting: 12.5 x 9 inches Superb original abstr...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Vintage Burnt Sienna and Cobalt Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique vintage abstract with burnt sienna and cobalt blue expressive strokes by Carmel, California watercolor artist Richard Brace (American, 20th-century...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Woman in Blue Abstract Expressionist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous figurative oil painting of a woman in blue by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston(American, 20th c.). From a collection of his works. Unsigned and unframed. Mic...
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas “Queen 58”
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Ideograms on Black and Grey Background Abstract Oil Painting, Untitled
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This item is by far our new all-times favorite. Don't get fooled by the title : these are not true ideograms – Jean Soyer is an abstract painter. Yet those ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled 9497 - Original Abstract Figurative 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Sketch No. 5/1" Abstract Representational Kinetic Knot Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Ink

The Valley of Dancers - Expressionist Figurative Painting in Black and Blue
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's The Valley of Dancers is a 9.5 x 8 inches expressionist oil painting. The main colors are black and blue. Whereas a flying black bird is clearly recognizable, the rest ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Maillet-Vila - Vierge Au Manteau Bleu
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Danielle Maillet-Vila is a French artist born in 1945 who lives and works in Barbizon, France. She first moved into fashion industry and started her own business a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Winged Abstraction
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This piece portrays a quiet, calm feel with its soft colors and transitions. The abstract background movement suggests a winged figure and adds interest to th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shadow & Fog V
Located in New York, NY
Shadow & Fog V, 2018 Oil and charcoal on canvas 42 x 57 inches Signed and dated on verso The Decent Series The realization that wholeness comes from self reflection and a dive into ...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Landscape -- Stroll in the Park
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful figurative landscape of a woman walking through a San Francisco park with two children, while another woman sits on a nearby bench with a b...
Category

1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Moises Finale, "Encuentro", unique painting
By Moises Finale
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an unique oil painting on canvas created by Moises Finale in 1993. Moises Finale is a Cuban artist born in 1957 who currently lives and exhibits his art in Paris, Franc...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shadow & Fog IV
Located in New York, NY
Shadow & Fog IV, 2018 Oil and charcoal on canvas 42 x 57 inches Signed and dated on verso The Decent Series The realization that wholeness comes from self reflection and a dive into...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil, Canvas

844 - Tall Skinny Red Abstract Figurative Textured Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

1980's FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - SIGNED & DATED - AMAZING MOVEMENT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" French School, 1980's indistinctly signed lower corner oil painting on thin card, unframed painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches Superb French abstract oil painting...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Three Graces after Rubens V
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dimitar Hinkov (1972) lives and works in Germany. He is a contemporary artist with over 50 solo and 70 group exhibitions worldwide.
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Maillet-Vila - Evanescence
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Danielle Maillet-Vila is a French artist born in 1945 who lives and works in Barbizon, France. She first moved into fashion industry and started her own business a...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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