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
Color: Blue
Plantage
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Plantage
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mantel
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Mantel
1998
Acryl auf Leinwand
150 x 100 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Werkstatt
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Werkstatt
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Antique Blue Exclusive", TA3Z, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic, Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany.
Roger Koenig, the talented abstract painter, resides and creates his magnificent...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
"Untitled 3" Abstract Painting 43" x 31.5" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 3" Abstract Painting 43" x 31.5" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Puzzle, Original Contemporary Figurative Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
The Puzzle, Original Contemporary Figurative Painting on Canvas
36x36 (HxW), Acrylic Paint
This fun, colorful, inverted abstract figura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sommerabend
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Sommerabend
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sommerliche Auenlandschaft
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Sommerliche Auenlandschaft
2016
Acryl auf Leinwand
150 x 150 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkuns...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
vor Turku
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
vor Turku
2014
Acryl auf Leinwand
80 x 100 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei P...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winterholz
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Winterholz
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
90 x 70 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei P...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Felder
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Felder
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
90 x 70 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Profe...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Alpines Vorland
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Alpines Vorland
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Maggie LaPorte Banks. From the Cape , February.
Located in Deddington, GB
Maggie LaPorte Banks. From the Cape , February. [2023]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:2cm
Sold Unframe...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Misty Morning At The Cape By Maggie LaPorte Banks
Located in Deddington, GB
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:45 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:45 cm x W:60 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:48 cm x W:63 cm x D:5cm
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Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Rondo (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal
Matt Enger 'Taos Rain'
Located in New York, NY
Taos Rain
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 combining aspects of expressive hi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Aquamarine Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled with ecology, making their lives more diverse and fascinating''
Rusiko Chikvaidze is a Georgian artist born in 1970, who lives and works between Tbilisi, Georgia and Chevy Chase...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ice And Water
Located in Greenwich, CT
Against a backdrop of blue, white, and dark gray vertical strokes suggesting a waterfall, a vibrant blue silhouette of a nude woman takes center stage. With her arms bent behind her ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Before We have Snow
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Aquamarine Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze-The Shore of Aquamarine Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Aquamarine Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - The Shore of Aquamarine Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Aquamarine Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled with ecology, making their lives more diverse and fascinating''
Rusiko Chikvaidze is a Georgian artist born in 1970, who lives and works between Tbilisi, Georgia and Chevy Chase...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Blue Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Blue Sky
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Ecological Blue Ocean
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Petit Dejeuner (Framed Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Rubber, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
Free (Dyptych)
Located in Greenwich, CT
NOTE: This item is a diptych and the dimensions of each rectangle are 40x20x.75 in
The painting depicts an arrested moment of ecstatic daring. The silhouette of a woman leaps out fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Naked" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Naked" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occupat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Effervescent - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative, Acrylic
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Kerry’s education followed the principles of the Bauhaus . He has practiced professionally in all three disciplines of Art, Design, and Architecture. Often as the liaison between the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - Introspection
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Mariam Odishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She mainly uses oil on canvas. She had her first solo show in 2021 at Gamre...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Studio 1528
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"Studio 1528" Oil on Canvas presents a bold visage in blues and white on a mixed field dominated by blues and green tone. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost ab...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Here and There - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative, Acrylic
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Kerry’s education followed the principles of the Bauhaus . He has practiced professionally in all three disciplines of Art, Design, and Architecture. Often as the liaison between the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cornish Blue by Mary Scott, Contemporary seascape painting, abstract art
Located in Deddington, GB
Cornish Blue by Mary Scott
Hand signed by the artist
Original Semi Abstract Painting
Acrylic Paint on Board
Board size H 30 cm x W 30 cm x D 0.5 cm
Frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Turquoise Water and Sparkles - Come On In, The Water's Lovely, Cornish Seascape
By Gordon Hunt
Located in Deddington, GB
'Turquoise water and sparkles - come on in the waters lovely' is an original painting by Gordon Hunt. It shows an image of a couple swimming in the beautiful clear, sparkling turquoi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Gesture (Paper)" mixed media painting of a figure in orange suit in teal water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
"FEEL THE LOVE" Painting 37" x 53" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"FEEL THE LOVE" Painting 37" x 53" inch by Masha Iv
ABOUT:
Masha Iv is a Russian artist, performer and fashion designer who works in various techniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Dream Room I
Located in Nashville, TN
Woman figure depicting climate change.
About the artist: Lisa M. Shimko’s paintings reveal the influences of sundry research topics, old memories, and daydreaming.
Growing up in York County, Pennsylvania, Shimko spent her childhood collecting rocks and exploring the terrains of forests and farms. Colors, forms, and textures from nature and the simple designs of Pennsylvania German folk art infused the foundation of her artistic aesthetic.
In 1994, Shimko earned a BFA in painting with a minor in art therapy from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. The urban landscapes of the Northeast supplied a different kind of nature for her to explore—architecture, social issues, history, and all the music in between. Hilton Head Island...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Z58
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"Z58" Oil on Canvas with heavy impasto range of Blue pigments. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Freed 58
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"Freed 58" Oil on Canvas is full range of blues from near white to Blu Black surrounding central figure. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Few More
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"Few More" Oil on Canvas with broad range of blues and sienna accented foreground. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptor...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Strong Arm" Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright figurative abstract with rich layers of texture and color by Chaz Cole (American, 20th Century). Irregular perimeter. Signed and dated "Chaz Cole" lower right. Signed and date...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Tempera, Cardboard
Scudding Winward, from the Regatta Series (diptych)
Located in Lawrence, NY
Artist Angelo Ippolito (1922-2001) produced a body of oils on canvas, works on paper, and assemblages renowned for their lyrical color, light, and compositional rigor. His paintings ...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sails, from the Regatta Series
Located in Lawrence, NY
Artist Angelo Ippolito (1922-2001) produced a body of oils on canvas, works on paper, and assemblages renowned for their lyrical color, light, and compositional rigor. His paintings ...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still There, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Thomas demonstrates an impressionist scene of a couple having an intimate conversation on a lake-side bench. "I was on a bike ride around the town of Niagara and came back to them still being there," says Robert. The figures bathe in the light of the sunset...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Double Portrait
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Artist signed lower right Koko.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The humble pride
Located in Lagos, NG
The humble pride an acrylic on canvas painting illustrating two different positions of the image you stand this art in a portrait position and it's illustrates a personality of a pr...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Another untitled Painting- 21 Century Contemporary Still-life of Abstract work
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This unique piece of an abstract blue painting leaning against the wall is made by German artist realist painter Bart Koning in a cooperation with his colleague abstract painter Lydi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Varaha Avatar
Located in Singapore, SG
According to the Vishnupuran of Indian mythology, the Boraho avatar saved the earth by lifting it above the water surface using his tusks. Here the Boraho uses the same tusks to shif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Dreamy Blue Heart" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting with Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sunlit Dreams, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Gary Leonard draws inspiration from a daydreaming woman by the beach. The sun envelopes her in warmth evoking a feeling of peace and relaxation that only this p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pools of Colors I, Abstract Sixties Shapes on Turquoise, Vintage Pool Style 2022
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Pools of Colors II" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. These color field paintings are inspired by both modernist shapes of the fifties and sixties combined wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
"My Sky Blue Heart" Blue and White Abstract Oil Painting with Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Abstract Elegance Wall" 8THT1, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic, Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany.
König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, he connects contemporary art with tradition. The natural clay color bestows the pictures with a completely special dim texture which stands in an exciting contrast with the delicate luster of the acrylic color. The features of the clay color allow a more intensive treatment of the surface. Often, there are lines, scratches or breaks in the surface, as if the canvas had been covered with a fair patina. More subtle strokes in the color bring graphic characters to mind, color gradients natural phenomena, divided canvasses the contrast which is immanent in everything: the principle of yin and yan.
Roger König's works are in private collections worldwide. His admirers include leading figures in international business, film and media.
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Signed front 'Roger König'; signed reverse 'Roger König'
This original artwork includes a Certificate of Authenticity . The piece will be stamped from Roger König Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Priests Cove 1 by Adele Riley, contemporary art, original painting, seascape art
Located in Deddington, GB
Priests Cove I By Adele Riley [2021]
original and hand signed by the artist
Mixed media, acrylic and acrylic inks.
Image size: H:26 cm x W:26 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:26 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
"Chained" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chained" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occup...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea Sisters, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Benjamin Thomas shows a sunny beach with softly crashing waves on the dark sand. Three Amish sisters enjoy a stroll on the receding water with their bare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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.