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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
CLAUDE LAGOUCHE (French 1943-2020) LARGE MODERNIST PAINTING - EMBRACING LOVERS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020), see provenance details below. Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Sleeping Arlekin Diptych Pink Abstract Composition
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Sleeping Arlekin diptych each canvas 47"x31"5, total width 63" figurative abstract gallery wrap. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship from the Minister of Culture and Art for the University of Fine Arts in Wroclaw. She studied glass design under Prof Witkowski and painting under Prof Wanda Golkowska. She received her master’s degree along with an award. In 1986 she moved to Germany and studied screen design at the Multimedia Academy in Mainz, and worked as a guest speaker at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wiesbaden. In 1989 she participated in an art exhibition for the best Diploma works in Munich, Germany, and was invited to present her pieces at an exhibition in Osaka, Japan, due to her outstanding work. In 1990 she was a laureate at OB ART...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Doppio Volto, 2015
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Tiffany Blue Diamonds, Maggie LaPorte Banks, Original Abstract Painting, Blue
Located in Deddington, GB
Maggie LaPorte Banks. Tiffany blue diamonds [2021] original Acrylic and collage on canvas Image size: H:75 cm x W:75 cm Complete Size of Unfram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Double Sided Figurative Abstract -- Cat Sitting on an Arm Chair
Located in Soquel, CA
Layered abstract double-sided painting that incorporates elements of color, form and text by San Francisco, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-2016). From a ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Venetian Nights" Chanel Dress 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

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Canvas, Oil

Wadoons Pool
By Vitali Bondarenko
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Vitali Bondarenko was born in 1965. He graduated from the Kiev State Institute of Fine Arts in 1990, where he majored in oil painting and developed his talents for landscape and fig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Small Island #1
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Michael K. Paxton is a well-established, Chicago-based artist and sixth-generation West Virginian. He is currently the subject of a documentary film Work at Hand...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Charcoal, Acrylic

Judith Brenner, Alberto Standing 4, Original Nude Painting, Life Drawing Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Alberto Standing 4 Original Figurative Painting Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an ind...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

3 Figures, Combined
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
3 Figures- Combined, oil on canvas, sighed lower right by KOKO. Artist authenticity certificate is available.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Light That Won't Turn Off
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This piece is part of a series I've been working on about my recent trip visiting family in the Philippines. The paintings all contain layered elements of plants, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

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

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Oil

La Vie, 2000
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-François LARRIEU (1960) (France) is an artist born in 1960 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1991, at...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

CLAUDE LAGOUCHE (1943-2020) ORIGINAL 1970'S FRENCH PSYCHEDELIC ABSTRACT PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020) Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020. He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Terra Tutu, 2020 Acrylic on cloth 63 x 63 in. 160 x 160 cm
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ewa Bathelier’s experience as a costume and set designer in the theater is clearly reflected in her signature acrylic paintings. Having spent her adult life in France, the artist foc...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Fabric

Predator
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

She Can Dance, Abstract Figurative, Mixed Media on Paper, Deckled Edge, Signed
Located in Armonk, NY
She Can Dance is a mixed media, abstract figurative painting on heavy weight paper with deckled edges. Allison Meyler used bright, bold and muted colors...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Deaf Dialogue - Acrylic Painting Blue Green Red Yellow
Located in Sofia, BG
"Deaf dialogue" is an abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi. Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and colorful expressi...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Abstract Painting: 'Fragment'
Located in New York, NY
David Mellen (b. 1970, Chicago, IL, USA) attended the American Academy of Art and exhibited his work in his hometown of Chicago until 1994, when he moved to Europe. Over the next fiv...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

READER IN A LAWN CHAIR - Abstract Figure Painting, textured, red stripes
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Reader in a Lawn Chair" is part of the latest on-going series from Eleanor Aldrich. These "behind the lawn chair" vantage points provide Aldrich with the perfect subject matter to convey her mixed media approach. More info below: Eleanor Aldrich was born in Springerville, Arizona. A participant at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, she also holds an MFA in Painting & Drawing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she currently lives. She earned her BFA in Painting & Drawing through the Academie Minerva (Groningen, the Netherlands) and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. She was a participant in the Drawing Center’s first Open Sessions. Eleanor has had solo shows in Boston, Nashville, Knoxville, Flagstaff, AZ, and at the University of Alabama. Her work has been shown at Saltworks Gallery (Atlanta, GA), the Drawing Center (New York, NY), Grin (Providence, RI) and Ortega y Gasset (New York, NY). Her work was chosen for 1708 Gallery’s ‘FEED 2013’ (Richmond, VA). She has been awarded an Endowment for the Arts through the Whiteman Foundation, and the Herman E. Spivey Fellowship. Her work has been included in New American Paintings and on Artforum. Aldrich's work is textural and alchemical; she matches materials – often industrial sealants – and techniques to the subject matter they look like, thereby approaching a likeness without realistic rendering. She attributes her appreciation of mystery and the possibility of transformation in her work to her Catholic upbringing, in which materials were transformed and images held power over life. Her work intersects modernist painting, her own experiences, and the physicality of the body. Sometimes her work is about the application – paint is combed, piped, sprinkled and sprayed, reflecting traditional feminine work and crafts. Often the subject matter acts as a metaphor. The lines of a lawn chair seat serves as a veiled reference to the grid, and its breakdown – presumably by human weight – to an imagined encounter with the human body. *Make sure to use the "view in a room...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Silicone, Paper, Oil, Panel

Petites Histories / oil on canvas
Located in Burlingame, CA
A magnificant abstract painting that bridges figuration, Inspired by living in the cities of France, New York, and San Francisco. French American visual artist Frédéric Choisel tells...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Faces 25 - Figurative Abstract 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. 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

Autumn Ceremony
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Artist Koko sighed lower right on the painting. Oil on canvas. Artist certificate is included.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

5836
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blurring the distinction between figure and abstract settings, Swiss artist Edith Konrad’s spectral forms—human in shape—inhabit muted abstract environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Fake Abstract (blue on Alexander Roslin)
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Lino Lago's lush, provocative paintings are exploration of color and art history as with one clear sweep he brings a classic Baroque painting into the foreground like an untold secre...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Kinetic Knot No. 2/6" Abstract Representational Knot Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pen

Dwell
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Three Friends at the Edge of the World", , 2009
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Cornish oil painting, British 20th Century abstract by Carl Jaycock
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Carl Jaycock (British, b. 1963) Sea light Signed and dated ‘C JAYCOCK 85’ (lower right) Oil on board 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm.) Cornwall based Jaycock has...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ratto delle Sabine, 2014
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he displayed a strong predisposition for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Nude at the Beach - Abstract Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Figure in red, green, blue conte crayon by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, from a collection of his works. Image size: 24"H x 18"W....
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Conté, Paper

The Model Does not Work on Sunday - Acrylic Grey Black Brown Blue Red Yellow
Located in Sofia, BG
" The model does not work on Sundays " is a large abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi. Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Help - Acrylic Large Painting Green Black Brown Blue Beige Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"Help" is a large abstract style painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi. Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of bright and colorful expression. ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
This work, although understated in comparison to other works of Wrays, reflects the abstract expressionist’s devotion to freedom of expression, both in form and color, and his intere...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Large Double Panel Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Equivocal"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale, expressive artwork, with thick, impasto paint strokes and vivid gel textures. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Brigitte" Figure in Chanel 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

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Canvas, Oil

I Thought You Knew, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A couple engages in deep conversation over a glass of wine at a Parisian street cafe. "The light is what first caught my eye," says artist Faye Vander Veer...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Ascending/Descending #10: geometric Op Art abstract painting w/ blue & yellow
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Girl with Balloons" Figure Wearing Haute Couture Oil Painting with Dog in Paris
Located in New York, NY
“Girl with Balloons” was created from a vision aritst Cindy Shaoul had during the height of the pandemic. She wanted to create a piece with a light heart but also translate a message...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Velate Memoriae 5, 2014
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vultus, 2015
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

27.5 x 22.8 in. - "SQUID" Etching - Abstract Black and White -unframed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful etching, by Alexis Portilla. This is sold unframed. Picture illustrate pairing with "Soglio", an etching. Squid Etching, AP 1/1, unique Image size 21 x 19 in. P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Etching

1950's French Modernist Oil Figure with Bird Cages in Abstract Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: The Birdcages Medium: oil painting on board, framed. framed: 15 x 21.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Co...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Donna, 2018
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil

"The Ballerinas" Abstract Figures with Gowns French 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, Mixed Media, Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

I'm Not Ready, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sharon Sieben presents a strong portrait of a woman in bright yellow, orange, and teal with defining black strokes. "It takes time to make a commitment,"...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Vintage Bay Area Figurative Movement -- "Napoleon's Ambition"
By Katherine Barieau
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning abstract Bay Area Figurative Movement piece titled "Napoleon's Ambition" by Katherine Barieu (American, 1917-2010), 1982. Signed and dated lower right corner. Presented in grey painted slat shadow box frame. Image size: 16"H x 16"W. Framed size is 17"H x 17"W x 1.50"D. Born in 1917, Katherine Barieau was among the artists associated with the University of California at Berkeley in the 1950s. She remained active in the regional art scene throughout the following decades, producing abstract and figurative work in oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media and collage. The daughter of Scottish immigrants, Barieau was raised in Cambridge, MA. She graduated from Wellesley College (BA 1938) and later settled in California. Her art studies culminated with her enrollment in the art department at the University California, Berkeley (MFA 1953). A quote from a 1992 artist statement reads, "I was caught up in the wave of Abstract Expressionism and influenced by the riches in the Unconscious (I had a Jungian therapist). I have never ceased to experiment with media and searching to find how best to express inner ideas. It was wonderful to be exposed to established and active painters, to have a chance to study with experienced painters, to have friends who were also exploring and involved." Her teachers included John Haley, James McCray, Glenn Wessels and Felix Ruvolo. Her friends included fellow UC students Paul Wonner, Theophilus Brown and Jerrold Davis - as well as Richard Diebenkorn after this return to Berkeley in 1953. Barieau also studied with the California watercolorist Alexander Nepote, and with the New York School Abstract Expressionists Esteban Vicente and Kyle Morris...
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1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elemental 2
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Elemental 1
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Emerge
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Duende
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Drifters/Flutter
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Burst
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Reaching Out
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Suspended
Located in ATLANTA, GA
About Behzad Tabar My background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of styles and mediums. My painting has evolved from realism, to surrealism, to abstract. I am mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

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

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Canvas, Oil

Automobile
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-François LARRIEU (1960) (France) is an artist born in 1960 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1991, at...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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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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