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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
Rajasthan Gypsy Dance. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled 9496 - Original Figurative Abstract Earth Tone Brown Blue White 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

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Contemporary abstract figurative acrylic woman's portrait on paper "Sensitivity"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Sensitivity" is a contemporary, expressive figurative acrylic painting depicting a woman by French artist Natalya Mougenot, marking an important shift in her creative journey. As pa...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Women Love 2" (FRAMED) Calligraphy Painting 51" x 35" inch by Mohamed Hassan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Women Love 2" (FRAMED) Calligraphy Painting 51" x 35" inch by Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Hassan is a traditional Arabic calligraphist, he obtained his official license to practice this...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"Love" Calligraphy Abstract Painting 55" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hassan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Love" Calligraphy Abstract Painting 55" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Hassan is a traditional Arabic calligraphist, he obtained his official license to practice this art fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"High beings perform"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Created in a live performance at the “Rhythms of Light” exhibition at Portal-11, one of Ukraine’s renowned galleries, is a dynamic abstraction that evokes the presence of angelic fig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Surrealist Figures Fantasy View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 6 x 8 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection o...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

"Young Andy in Sunglasses" Figure of Andy Warhol NYC Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of Young Andy Warhol with Sunglasses. Painted oil on heavyweight paper, signed and dated verso. Art measures 14 x 11 in Having built a diverse body of work since her earl...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

"ROAD KILL", Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, Black, Yellow, Grey, Blue with Grit
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The abstract painting "ROAD KILL" by Libby Rosa blurs the distinction between abstraction and representation. And that rational/irrational alignment is only...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract expressive woman's portrait on paper " Before the mirror"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive portrait of a woman was created by French-based Kazakhstani artist Natalya, who now lives and works in Lyon. "Before the Mirror" captures a youn...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil

Ramon Poch Woman over Green 100 x 130 cm acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
23.-Woman over green 100 x 130 cm acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production company ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Heart Love Glow In The Dark Day - Square Colorful Textured Heart Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles, and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

MAGIC GARDEN
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped rolled in a tube
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Permanent Marker, Acrylic

Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Nude Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude study by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Image, 26"H x 20"W on artsits cardboard. Signed/stamped "Estate of Honora Berg" on verso, from a collection of her works. Berg 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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1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

"Midnight Bride" Figure with Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Board
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

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board

Unexpected Blooms No. 3
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh Unexpected Blooms No. 3 Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Belgian Linen Year: 2023 Size: 29.5 x 33.5 Signed: On Verso COA provided The graffiti botanical...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Femme de petite vertue à la cigarette Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fabulous original French oil painting, depicting this "Femme de petite vertue", seated within an interior smkoing a cigarette. Beside her on the table, sits a bowl of strawberries an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Leather Story
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract art with an abstract story by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). From a collection of his works. Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 47.75"H x 3...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Blue Heart Wife Love" San Francisco Figurative School -Joe Lysowski "Prankster"
Located in Soquel, CA
"Blue Heart Wife Love" San Francisco Figurative School -Joe Lysowski "Prankster" Portrait of his ex-wife while studying for his MFA in Fine art in Mexico by Joe Lysowski (American, 1938-2016) Signed on verso "J. S. Lysowski - Mexico - 6-65 Blue Heart - Wife Love" Image, 46"H x 36"W Frame, 47.25"H x 37.25"W x 1'D Joe Lysowski, former painter for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Kauai Hindu Monastery for Denny’s in-production film, Atlantis Risen. A Marine, Surfer, Artist, Ken Kesey...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

In Sunlight, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"As a child, I remember seeing the geisha for the first time and found their beauty extraordinary," says artist Mary Pratt. She pictures geishas wearing ornat...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled abstract expressionist oil painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 Untitled, c. 1980 acrylic and ink on paper mounted on canvas 12 x 10 inches Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of th...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic

"Seduction Series" 1298 Abstract, Figurativ Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
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, h...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

Impressionist expressive acrylic painting of a couple "Forever with you"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive painting of a couple, "Forever with you," was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot A singular, soul-stirring ode to love and connection...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

The Scents of Summer Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is ready to hang, the painting has no decorative frame. The Scents of Summer Flowers" explores fragility and strength through abstract forms. The work addresses the the...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Waitress and the Monkey Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Born of his love of the Indian subcontinent Paul Wadsworth created this series of paintings. The canvasses are lavishly painted and imbued with the myriad of colours one associates w...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Contemporary abstract expressive painting of two women "Together" oil on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive painting, rich in vivid color and emotional depth, is titled "Together". Created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, the work portrays two women ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Sketch No.35/2: The Knotted Castle" Abstract Representational Painting 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

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Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

"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

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Canvas, Oil

The Red Cloth 83 - Original Dancer Minimalist Dress Figurative Ink Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and peopl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

The Priest's Concubine is Dead - Acrylic Grey Black Brown Blue Beige
Located in Sofia, BG
"The priest's concubine is dead" is a large abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi. Through his art, he has a very sharp ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A leading exponent of contemporary art in Europe, Paul Wadsworth utilises a palette of vibrant colours to achieve his signature paintings redolent of people and place. Expressionism ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid-Century Cyclists-The Field Sprint Pierre Bosco #26 (Italy/France, 1909-1993)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Mid-Century Cyclists - The Field Sprint Pierre Bosco (Italy/France, 1909-1993) Oil on canvas 15 x 12 inches, frame size “The savage art of Bosco bears its rudeness and its mystery....
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cloud Anvil (square geometric abstract hardedge modern black white primary color
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Could Anvil, Kurt Herrmann channels his signature colorist instinct into a vivid, multichromatic geometric abstraction rendered in black, white, and primary colors. Executed on a ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Expressionist Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Abstract by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) Signed oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 29 x 21 inches provenane: the artists estate, France Stunning origi...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Empty Nest Bird Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
A stunning, vibrant abstract painting titled "Empty Nest" by California abstract expressionist artist Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). Colorful and dynamic, a perfect addition for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"1371 Innocence" Figurative, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. Art Awards Winner 2019 - Art Fair Leipzig König combines modern painting with acr...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

Ladies of the Night drinking at Bar - Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fabulous original French oil painting, depicting these "ladies of the night", seated at a bar enjoying a glass, in a smoky Parisian wine bar with d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

"No.8 Abstract Girl in the Rain" Abstract, Figurativ, 21st Century, Acrylic
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. Art Awards Winner 2019 - Art Fair Leipzig König combines modern painting with acry...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

1980's French Abstract Surrealist Original Oil Amazing Bright Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French abstract, signed by T. Fabris Title: Abstract Surrealist Composition Medium: oil on canvas, unframed inscribed verso Painting: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: p...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

St. George, Painting. From the Series Figures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"For Jose Ignacio Suarez an abyss of time and space distances him from those who were the first inhabitants of the Brazilian coasts and of this vast American continent. His initial l...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Unexpected Blooms No. 4
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh Unexpected Blooms No. 4 Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Belgian Linen Year: 2023 Size: 29.5 x 33.5 Signed: On Verso COA provided The graffiti botanical...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement Figurative portrait of a man by San Francisco artist Peter Witwer (American, 1928-1968). Unsigned from a collection of his work. Provenance estate of Peter Witwer, Lost Art Solon. Image 32"H x 26"W Frame, 32.5"H x 26.5"W x 1.75"D Posthumous show of the artists work exhibit card on verso. Born George Peter...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Place to Hide - Surrealist Figurative Painting
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's A Place to Hide is a 9 x 12 inches oil painting representing surrealist animals. The primary color is a bright yellow and blue. A glittering paint defines the surface of the canvas. Jaru creates colors from plant-based pigments that Jaru collects during his long exploratory trips through India. The imagery is very playful, presenting surrealist animals drawn with the simplification of forms of some faux-naive art and some graffiti and street artworks. NY-born Parris Jaru comes from a Jamaican, Blackfoot Nation, and Arawak Nation background from both his parents. His work is informed by the vivid colors and imagery experienced in his childhood years spent in the coastal town of St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. His exploratory journeys in India enriched his work with a sensibility to natural plant-based pigments that he grinds with oils for his paintings. In his Brooklyn studio, Jaru brings all these cultural inspirations together. His entire body of work is informed by an intentional childlike, faux-naïve style, constantly shifting between figurative and abstraction. Even though at times, Jaru has been working on somber and entirely figure-free paintings, most of his work is defined by poignantly colored and playful surrealistic figures. Jaru often draws his figures with a continuous line emerging from a thick impasto of paint made with powders of Sea Algae, Hibiscus, Gymnema Sylvestre, and Turmeric. Related keywords: Caribbean Artist...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mod 7
Located in Fresno, CA
“Mod 7” is 20”x 16”. The heavy handed application of pigment renders an impasto portrait from another place in the deeper mind of the artist. Frank Arnold is one of the foremost abst...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Still I Rise" - Acrylic Figurative Portrait With Birds and Morning Glory Vines
Located in Denver, CO
Ifeoluwa Alade’s *Still I Rise (2)* (2024) is an original acrylic painting on canvas, created using the artist’s distinctive Araism technique—a rhythmic, interwoven brushstroke style...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Light in the Darkness (IV)" - Acrylic and Glow in the Dark Figurative Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Light in the Darkness (IV)* is a 2024 acrylic and glow-in-the-dark painting by Nigerian artist Ifeoluwa Alade, created for his solo exhibition *The Sprout of Hope* at Abend Gallery. ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, 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

Black Terrazzo Confetti Painting, Abstract Floating Shapes Diptych on Paper 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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Acrylic, Rag Paper

ORÍ TAMOYO TOCANDO MÚSICA DE LUZ, Painting. From the Series: Figures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For Jose Ignacio Suarez an abyss of time and space distances him from those who were the first inhabitants of the Brazilian coasts and of this vast American continent. His initial la...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Palm Springs Vibe - Large Black White Piano Entertainment Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities. Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

She Sings And Dances - Soft Pastel Floral Still Life Expressive Modern Bouquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Irish Oil on Panel Painting "Fisherman Roundstone" Connemara Galway Circa 1950
Located in Portland, OR
An important Irish oil painting by George F Campbell (1917-1979), titled "Fishermen Roundstone", circa 1950. The painting depicts two fishermen on their boat with nets and crab pots at the Roundstone harbor Connemara, with a row of whitewashed cottages to the background, the painting is signed "Campbell" lower right. Condition is very good, the painting was professionally cleaned and conserved in 1983, by Lucas Conservation Laboratory. Housed in the original wooden frame. An important painting by one of Ireland's most significant 20th century artists. Provenance; acquired directly from the artist thence by family descent. A C.O.A will be provided with this work. Biography Irish artist George Campbell began painting during the blitz of Belfast while working in an aircraft factory. He painted in Connemara, London and most frequently, Spain, where he lived for twenty five years. A founder member of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Campbell was a member of the RHA, and won, among other awards, the Douglas Hyde Gold Medal in 1966 and the Oireachtas Prize for Landscape in 1969. Campbell’s paintings are represented in Irish public and private collections. Campbell was born in Arklow, County Wicklow, the son of the respected artist Gretta Bowen (1880-1981) & Matthew Campbell (1866-1925). He attended boarding school in Dublin (Masonic Orphan Boys’ School at Clonskeagh) before moving to Belfast to live with his widowed mother and family. Campbell was working in an aircraft factory at the time of the Belfast Blitz, and began to paint, taking the bomb-damage as his subject. He was one of the founders of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1943. In the same year along with his brother Arthur (1909-1994) he published a sixteen-page book entitled Ulster in Black and White, that included drawings from the two brothers and their close contemporaries Maurice Wilks...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Vogue - Christine Dior Spring 2024" French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
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 compositions are both dramatic and invigorating, capturing the fleeting moment of innocence swept up in bold color and seemingly controlled movement. “Vogue - Christine Dior...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper

Expanding Mandala, Black and Orange Abstract Oval Mid-Century Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Expanding Mandala, c. 1970s Acrylic on scintilla 23 x 30 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Faces 25 - Figurative Abstract Portrait Layered Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer produces deeply layered, subtly textured abstract paintings that contain diametrically opposed elements—order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and subtlety—in exquisite tension. Working with oil and mixed media on canvas, he paints in color-fields of soft shapes and delicate lines. Grids of diaphanous faces and blocks of illegible text emerge in rich washes of color. Like reliefs, his compositions are built up from numerous layers of material and mark-making. Their surfaces shift with the light and the changing position of the viewer. Full of strength and fragility, Zimmer’s works reward patient viewing, revealing their rich visual nuances to those who take time to delve into their layers. This 40 inch high by 47 inch wide horizontal original figurative artwork is created with many layers of oil and mixed media on canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted as a continuation of the front. It does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the back of the artwork. Free local Los Angeles area delivery in the local Los Angeles area is included. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Whether figurative or abstract, Zimmer’s artworks inherently alter the feeling of a space. One is absorbed in contemplation as perfectly layered colors and etched hieroglyphic text vibrate from within. Zimmer’s work oscillates between the Geometric Abstraction of Josef Albers and the sublimely layered color fields of Mark Rothko; with added figures that seem to be composed of shadows. This tension between form, color, and text creates canvases with glowing compositions that reverberate with emotion. Bernhard Zimmer was born in 1957 in Stuttgart, Germany. From 1978 to 1984, he completed his education in Cultural Studies in Hildesheim. Zimmer continues to live and work in Cologne. He has exhibited in Hanover, Munich, Dusseldorf, Basel, Gent, Hong Kong, and Singapore to name a few. Zimmer has created a positive stir at major international art fairs such as Art Basel and Kunst Köln. His mysterious compositions pique the taste of the serious art collector. Artspace Warehouse has been representing and exhibiting Bernhard Zimmer's original artworks since 2010. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of affordable original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse is known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery. REPRESNTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA 2018 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, USA 2017 Galerie Manoel Nunes, Köln, Germany 2016 Galerie J. Huber, Rapperswil, Switzerland 2016 “New Figuration and Neo-Expressionism,” Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Switzerland 2015 Art-co. Galerie, Aachen, Germany 2015 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2015 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles 2014 Kunstwarenhaus Zurich, Switzerland 2013 Galerie Biesenbach, Köln, Germany 2013 HLP Galerie, Wesseling, Germany 2013 Galerie Wilmsen, Hergatz, Germany 2012 Galerie Artco, Aachen , Germany 2012 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles 2011 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2010 Galerie Artco, Aachen, Germany 2010 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2008 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2008 Galerie Muenchow, Zürich 2006 Galerie Reitz, Köln, Germany 2006 Wolkenburg, Köln, Germany 2006 Galeria Sineu Estacio, Mallorca, Spain 2005 Galerie Muenchow, Zürich, Switzerland 2005 Art Forum Riehen, Basel/Köln 2004 Fesser, Trier, Germany 2003 Hesse, Hannover Hiscox, München, Germany 2003 Döres, Köln, Germany 2002 CBH, Köln, Germany 2001 Galerie Depelmann, Hannover, Germany 2001 Galerie Glanz, Erftstadt, Austria 2001 Credit Suisse, Switzerland 2001 Art Forum Riehen/Basel, Switzerland 1988-01 Inter Art Galerie, Köln, Germany 1998 A. Hansrod, Singapur, Singapore 1997 Museum Langes Tannen, Hamburg, Germany 1995 Alte Feuerwache, Köln, Germany 1993 Stollwerck-Museum, Köln, Germany 1992 EP Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany 1990 Galerie Pului, Praterinsel München, Germany 1984 Kunstverein Holzminden, Germany 1984 Kunstverein Hildesheim, Germany 1982 Galerie Berger, Bochum, Germany PUBLIC COLLECTIONS LB Bank Baden-Württemberg, Germany Stadtsparkasse, Köln, Germany R+V Versicherung, Köln, Germany Oberpostdirektion, Köln, Germany ART FAIRS 2017 AAF Hong Kong 2015 AAF New York, USA 2014 Houston Fine Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Goldfish Abstraction
By Norma Auer Adams
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial early work in watercolor, abstract expressionist painting of "Goldfish" By Norma Auer Adams (Norma Jean Anderson) painter and writer. Signed lower right N. Adams and exhi...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled abstract expressionist oil painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 Untitled, c. 1980 acrylic and ink on paper mounted on canvas signed lower right 24 x 20 inches 25 x 21 inches, framed Richard Andres was born in B...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic

GODDES VENUS. Original Painting by Stasy Vo
Located in Zofingen, AG
For me, Venus de Milo is the magnificent feminine essence. I displayed the female power and versatility of a woman in color light behind her. This artwork is on canvas on a wooden ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sphinx Gate
Located in Dallas, TX
ink & flashe on paper
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Peachy Dream #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities. Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

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