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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
Oil on Canvas "Azul Arroyo"
Located in Fresno, CA
“Azul Arroyo” is 60”x48”. Central figure in blue with white accents on a background ranging from white to deep blue/black. The foreground exhibits heavy strokes and Arnold’s “8” fig...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Soul Sisters, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This bold portrait of two young women evokes both confidence and the unbreakable bond that two sisters share," says artist Malia Pettit...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Grace, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A delicate portrait of a young woman by artist Jerry Salinas. With bold painterly strokes, Jerry combines a neutral abstraction wit...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil and gouache on thick paper Cajori was an important second generation abstract expressionist painter. In 1952, he founded, along with Fred Mitchell, Lois Dodd...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Magician's Daughters
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil and gouache on thick paper Cajori was an important second generation abstract expressionist painter. In 1952, he founded, along with Fred Mitchell, Lois Dodd...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"My Heart on Noir" Black and White Contemporary Oil Painting with Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Blue Scarf" figuratif acrylic on linen panel 60x173cm 1986
Located in Roscoff, FR
"Blue Scarf" figuratif acrylic on linen panel 60x173cm 1986 For her exhibition in Abdijan at the invitation of Professor Dadié, Emmanuelle Vroelant came there the previous year to ...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

30 - French Artist large Painting Colors Pale Brown Beige Yellow Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"30" is a painting by the French artist - designer Hélène Cohen Carricaburu. Through her art, she has a very sharp, abstract and unique style of bright and colorful expression. Abo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Rona Wars: Cyberpunk Edition, ' by XVALA, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 61" x 44" mixed media painting by the artist XVALA is from his series 'Pandemic Collection: 6.' The painting was created with iridescent oil stick and spray paint on a screen print of a Star Wars poster. The abstracted "Basquiat-inspired" work depicts a silver robot with red eyes and large white teeth on a purple and blue background with the text 'cyber punk' in red at the bottom of the painting. 2020 twisted human reality in a number of ways no one could ever have predicted. XVALA pays tribute to this by melding the original Star Wars movie poster with the unexpected weirdness of the 21st Century. By combining a classic sci-fi villain with a modern symbol of literal Cyberpunk, XVALA shows the COVID-19 virus aimed straight toward the earth with a mission to destroy it. Exhibited during the Pandemic Paintings exhibition at the Meme Ranch August 7th, 2020. XVALA's art illuminates the hidden fallout spawned from our high tech Internet age. His' Fear Google' campaign exposed the decay of privacy and 'No Delete' used hacked nude celebrity photos to highlight loss of control over personal information. The artist has worked with trash from the homes of Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and others, as well as dirt from the graves of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. The dirt appears in the 'New World Order' collection as part of a pyramidal, 3D printed, living ant farm...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Spray Paint, Screen, Canvas, Acrylic

A burden of proof, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
A burden of proof, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal, pastel, acrylic paint on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Honours degree in 2010 and has taught Visual Arts at the John Muafangejo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The farm of wisdom, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
The farm of wisdom, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal, pencil, acrylic paint on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Honours degree in 2010 and has taught Visual Arts at the John Muafangejo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

A Simple Dance. Contemporary Abstract Painting by Trevor BELL.
Located in Brecon, Powys
A Simple Dance Acrylic on hand-shaped surface with red bevelled edge Signed, inscribed and dated 2008-9 to verso Diameter 118cm This is in very good condition and the artist has ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Eliashvili - Dancer
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ARLETTE MARTIN (b.1924) FRENCH GEOMETRIC ABSTRACT PAINTING - 1970'S DESIGN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Design" by Arlette Martin (French, b.1924) atelier stamped signed and dated 71' gouache/watercolour painting on paper stuck on card, unframed painting: 10 x 11.75 inches o...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil and gouache on thick paper Cajori was an important second generation abstract expressionist painter. In 1952, he founded, along with Fred Mitchell, Lois Dodd...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Eliashvili - Abstraction
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"My Moon Rock Heart" Silver Colorful Abstract Oil Painting with Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sports Portrait of Athletic Partially Nude Boy with Rapid Brushstrokes
Located in Miami, FL
Figuration and abstraction meet in this energized quick portrait of an athletic boy with headband and resting on a bench, Most likely done for a magazine like Sports Illustrated - Si...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Masonite

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Eliashvili - Rebel
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Forgotten Idols I, ' by Katarina Dordevic, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 32.5" x 46" acrylic on canvas painting by Katarina Dordevic explores connection and interaction between the unrevealed mysteries of magical, divine or supernatural rites of the past and the subliminal messages...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Yucatan #5
Located in Quogue, NY
Colorful oil on canvas abstract expressionistic figurative painting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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Oil, Canvas

"My Pink & White Heart" Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting with Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Inflation Growth, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
Inflation Growth, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal, pencil, acrylic paint on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Honours degree in 2010 and has taught Visual Arts at the John Muafangejo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Soul Searching, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sharon Sieben presents an expressive portrait of a woman in warm tones of red, maroon, beige, and ochre. With her eyes closed and head tilted forward, sh...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
Located in New York, NY
Louis K. Stone (1902 - 1984) Two Figures, 1980 Mixed media on paper Sight 52 x 42 inches Signed and dated lower right Louis King Stone was born in Findlay, Ohio in 1902 and received...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Eliashvili - Lonsome
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Survival of the fittest, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
Survival of the fittest, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal, pastel, acrylic paint on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Ho...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Urban Coffee"
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large, colorful abstract impressionist style painting by Cyrstofer/Christopher Shoemaker (Italian/German 20th c.) This piece is titled " Urban Coffee". It was part of a four paintin...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood, Canvas

Beach Series #230
Located in Quogue, NY
Colorful oil on canvas abstract expressionistic figurative painting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blessing Upon, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
Blessing Upon, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal, pastel, acrylic paint on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Honours degree in 2010 and has taught Visual Arts at the John Muafangejo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Pacifica #4
Located in Quogue, NY
Colorful oil on canvas abstract expressionistic figurative painting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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India Ink, Mixed Media

The Highest Result of Education is Tolerance, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
The Highest Result of Education is Tolerance, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Hono...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Planal Figure, abstract figure, earth and flesh tones, dark background
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting on board, unframed, abstracted, figurative, expressionist, energetic brushwork
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Motorsport Car Racing with Checkered Flag at Finish Line of a Race Track
Located in Miami, FL
This highly innovated Bob Peak Race Track painting is a perfect synthesis of art and commerce. Designed with a radical composition where two-thirds of the picture plane is an alm...
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1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Illustration Board, Pencil

Preparations, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting is one in a series that explores the bustle of backstage dance recital preparations," states artist Onelio Marrero. He paints a captivating image...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

X2 - French Artist large Painting Colors Pale Brown Beige Yellow Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"X2" is a painting by the French artist - designer Hélène Cohen Carricaburu. Through her art, she has a very sharp, abstract and unique style of bright and colorful expression. Abo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nacho Libre", Small-Scale Contemporary Abstract with Blue, Gold, & Pink
Located in Soquel, CA
Small-scale vibrant contemporary abstract composition with blue, gold, & pink by Aromas, California, Monterey Bay Area abstract expressionist artist Frank Thomas Romero...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

"Leaping in Joy" - Figurative Abstract
By C. Cole
Located in Soquel, CA
Jovial abstract expressionist figurative painting by C. Cole (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "C. Cole 92" on verso. Titled "Leaping in Joy" on verso. Acrylic on artists ca...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Grow a pair, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
Grow a pair, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal, pencil, acrylic paint on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Honours degree in 2010 and has taught Visual Arts at the John Muafangejo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil, Paper

33 - French Artist large Painting Colors Pale Brown Beige Yellow Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"33" is a painting by the French artist - designer Hélène Cohen Carricaburu. Through her art, she has a very sharp, abstract and unique style of bright and colorful expression. Abo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Travel Drawings Series, Pattaya, Pen & Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Yusuf Arakkal - Travel Drawing Series - Pattaya Pen & Ink on Paper , 10 x 14 inches , 2000 About the Artist & his work : Born : Yusuf Arakkal (1945 – 2016) was born in Kerala. Education & Art Career : Both his parents died when he was young. Leaving the comforts of his house behind, he left for Bangalore, lonely but with a passion to become a painter. The hardships that he faced at Bangalore honed the artist in him and sharpened his sensibility. He took a diploma in painting from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP), Bangalore and later specialized in graphic print making from National Academy community studios, Garhi, Delhi. Solo International Show : 1992 - Relays De Monts - Siux, Limousin, France. 1993 - Gallerie Taormina Del Arte - Le Hwre, France. 1994 - Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery - Kathmandu, Nepal & Art Forum Gallery, Singapore. 1996 - Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York & Air Gallery, Dower Street, London. Group International Shows : 1985 - Thirty contemporary Indian Artists at Habana, Cuba ; Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum Mexico City, Mexico ; Second Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan & Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA. 1986 - Sixth biennale de beau Art, Beaumount, France ; Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Seol, Korea. 1994 - Indian printmaking show, Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery Victoria, British Columbia & Indian Contemporary Art Show, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong. 1996 - Indian Contemporary Art show, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan ; 32 Contemporary Indian artists - exhibition and auction by Christies, London & Women in Indian Art, by The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong. 1997 - Auction of Indian Contemporary Art by Christies, London. Awards : 2005 : Lorenso-De-Medici Gold...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Protesting his innocence, Fillipus Sheehama, Mixed media
Located in Windhoek, NA
Protesting his innocence, 2022. Mixed media: charcoal, pastel, acrylic paint on reclaimed paper Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Honours degree in 2010 and has taught Visual Arts at the John Muafangejo...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Seated In Perpetual Motion, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Using a light and soft palette, artist Mary Pratt paints a figure in a buoyant tulle dress surrounded by contrasting geometric shapes. With a pink rose in her hand, and a palm delicately placed under her chin, the woman exudes elegance heightened by her graceful manner. "I portrayed a scene where the levitating objects create action in an otherwise restful place."


About the Artist
Mary Pratt, a Georgia-based artist, is known for her impressionistic yet modern oil paintings that capture the world with a jovial poise. Her soft, ethereal palette is complemented by the occasional bright pop of color. The artist’s aesthetic choices are intuitive rather than premeditated. Through her gestural brushstrokes, Mary’s paintings summon a joyful, even childlike, emotional response. Her style is nuanced by a range of inspirations, including scenery from the state of Georgia. The personal edge that Mary brings to each painting alters and enhances recognizable subject matter, cultivating an imaginative visual experience.


Words that describe this painting: figure, figurative, contemporary, woman, people, dress, fashion, gentle, flower, soft, pastel, impressionism, oilpaint, impressionism, people, oil painting, pink


Seated In Perpetual Motion...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

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Acrylic, Canvas, Pigment

"Eloise" Abstract Figure with Gown French Haute Couture 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, Mixed Media, Oil

28 - French Artist large Painting Colors Pale Brown Beige Yellow Green
Located in Sofia, BG
"28" is a painting by the French artist - designer Hélène Cohen Carricaburu. Through her art, she has a very sharp, abstract and unique style of bright and colorful expression. Abo...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rose Sheet / Red Pillow - Contemporary Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Oil

Sisters
Located in Denver, CO
This is an unframed original painting on paper. Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the myst...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Large Harry Bertschmann Swiss American Abstract Expressionist Outsider Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Harry Bertschmann (Swiss American, born 1931). Acrylic painting on paper. Artist signature to lower right. Provenance: Joy Moos Gallery (this was exhibited at the Outsider Art Fai...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

YOKO & JOHN II - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Large Format Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Travel Drawings Series, Moscow, Pen & Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Yusuf Arakkal - Travel Drawing Series - Moscow Pen & Ink on Paper , 21 x 14 inches About the Artist & his work : Born : Yusuf Arakkal (1945 – 2016) was born in Kerala. Education & Art Career : Both his parents died when he was young. Leaving the comforts of his house behind, he left for Bangalore, lonely but with a passion to become a painter. The hardships that he faced at Bangalore honed the artist in him and sharpened his sensibility. He took a diploma in painting from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat (KCP), Bangalore and later specialized in graphic print making from National Academy community studios, Garhi, Delhi. Solo International Show : 1992 - Relays De Monts - Siux, Limousin, France. 1993 - Gallerie Taormina Del Arte - Le Hwre, France. 1994 - Srijana Contemporary Art Gallery - Kathmandu, Nepal & Art Forum Gallery, Singapore. 1996 - Wallace Gallery, Chelsea, New York & Air Gallery, Dower Street, London. Group International Shows : 1985 - Thirty contemporary Indian Artists at Habana, Cuba ; Contemporary Indian Art show at the National Museum Mexico City, Mexico ; Second Asian Art show, Fukuoka, Japan & Indian Printmaking, Festival of India, USA. 1986 - Sixth biennale de beau Art, Beaumount, France ; Third Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Seol, Korea. 1994 - Indian printmaking show, Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery Victoria, British Columbia & Indian Contemporary Art Show, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong. 1996 - Indian Contemporary Art show, Nagai Garo, Tokyo, Japan ; 32 Contemporary Indian artists - exhibition and auction by Christies, London & Women in Indian Art, by The Gallery, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong. 1997 - Auction of Indian Contemporary Art by Christies, London. Awards : 2005 : Lorenso-De-Medici Gold...
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Metamorphosis, Figurative Abstraction, Modernist Abstract, 1995
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Metamorphosis" is a 40" x 26" 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 sign...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bible motive. Oil on canvas, 80x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bible motive. Oil on canvas, 80x40 cm
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Baroque 10 - Contemporary Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Joffe's career spans the post-World War II Abstract Expressionist movement to the present. She is known for her powerful images of women and horses, often intertwined, and representi...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Deliberation, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A defined portrait of a man in painterly strokes by artist Sharon Sieben. His gaze holds profound contemplation with creased brows low on his forehead. "He is d...

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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.

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