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
Bass Clef - contemporary abstract oil painting in pink, violet, & orange
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Dennis Alter's layered and textured oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity. Gestural brushwork, heavy impasto, and layers upon layers of color lend a complexity to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Portrait of Susan”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on masonite painting by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed top right and dated 1966. Titled verso. Condition is good. Unframed. Provenance: Sarasota, Flor...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Sicktina" figurative spray and acrylic on canvas, street art
By Revolue
Located in New York, NY
This painting comes with an Acrylic QR code plaque - when the QR code is scanned you can then point the camera at the physical painting and it will become augmented reality.
To crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Identity, 20x24 in., oil on canvas. Original modern abstract expressionist.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Identity, 20x24 in., oil on canvas by KOKO. Signed lower right.
Koko’s abstract paintings have vivid colors, bold brushstrokes and unique qualities that create a connection between ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Optic Diamond IV - contemporary abstract mixed media painting w/ geometric cubes
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Optic Diamond IV" is a geometric abstract acrylic on canvas painting with mixed media elements. It is a square 36" x 36" canvas that hangs on the diagonal to measure 52" x 52 x 2". ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Figures. 2008, oil on canvas, 50x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ali Shamsi (1964)
Born in 1964 in Azerbaijan in a small village at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains on the
banks of a river.
1981 - 1985. Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts.
...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tree Glyph 18
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original encaustic and collage on canvas by American contemporary painter Mark Lavatelli.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Encaustic
Geometric abstract Op Art Pop Art painting in orange & red w/ triangles & cubes
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 against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstracted Self Portrait by Erica Whiteway
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous acrylic and pencil abstracted self portrait by California artist Erika Whiteway (American, b. 1954). Signed and dated lower right "Whiteway, 5/90". Unframed. Size: 22"H x 28"W.
Erika Whiteway (b. February 26, 1954, San Jose, California) is a California writer, artist, musician, and thoroughbred breeder/trainer. She lived slightly off the grid and off the computer entirely for nearly ten years, until returning to the Bay Area, where she once more resides, making art, writing, playing music and taking care of horses.
She was an early member of The Well, dubbed by "Wired Magazine as "the world's most influential online community", where she met Tiffany Lee Brown...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard, India Ink
Mid Century Figurative -- Brother and Sister with Birds
By Lee Whittier
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative watercolor of blue-eyed brother and sister feeding birds by California artist Lee Whittier (American, 20th Century). Circa 1...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Oil on Canvas "Azul Arroyo"
By Frank Arnold
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometric abstract Op Art Pop Art painting in blue & green w/ triangles & cubes
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Cubes Divided Equally into Three #19" -- Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Double Panel Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Equivocal"
By Maico Camilo
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale, expressive artwork, with thick, impasto paint strokes and vivid gel textures. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
For a walk. Oil on loose canvas, 45 x 42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
For a walk. Oil on loose canvas, 45 x 42 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, grad...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas “Black 5” by abstract-figurative artist, Frank Arnold
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
" Black 5" is 36” x 36”. Solo figure, head and shoulders in bold white outline. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for a truly archival piece, created to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Court of the Last Panjandrum (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDibs I am now (thankfully) able to reach a worldwide audience and have sold paintings...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
Colour of 5 Senses
Located in Faridabad, IN
Mahesh Sharma’s Nar-Nari series explores the dynamic relationship between male and female energies through an abstract, contemporary lens. Crafted with cut handmade paper pasted onto...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
The Price of Happiness Part Two
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic paints on canvas.
With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spray paint and charcoal. However, he doesn’t limit himself, sometimes it’s a case of using whatever’s at hand; a splash of tea, a mouthful of spit, on occasion he doesn’t even use a canvas.
"The side effects to my pills. We’ll numb you, but we’ll take your sex drive and occasionally make you want to kill yourself" - Joseph Gilgun
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Geometric abstract Op Art Pop Art painting in pink & red w/ cubes & triangles
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 against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
In The Meanders of Memory - Large Abstract Painting Black White Brown Grey Blue
Located in Sofia, BG
"In the meanders of my memory"
is an abstract and figurative painting by the French artist Maestro Simon Richard Halimi.
Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style of b...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nar Nari (Male - Female)
Located in Faridabad, IN
This mesmerizing artwork, Nar and Nari, by renowned Indian multidisciplinary artist Mahesh Sharma, beautifully explores the interconnection between male and female energies. The comp...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modernist Abstract Dancing Figure
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful vibrant modernist abstract figurative of a dancing man comprised of inventive shapes, colors, and forms by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.). From a collection ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Tempera
Through the Looking Glass -- contemporary abstract oil painting in yellow & blue
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Dennis Alter's layered and textured oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity. Gestural brushwork, heavy impasto, and layers upon layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ORÍ TUPINAMBÁ INVISÍVEL, CABOCLO MATA VIRGEM, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Female Nude in the Shadows - Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic figurative abstract by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-2016). From a collection of his works. Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 40"H x 30"L.
S...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Seated Figure with Clown Hat
Located in Soquel, CA
Cool abstract expressionist figurative of seated figure with clown hat by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 20th Century). Fr...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Modern Pink and Blue Toned Geometric Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract geometric painting by Houston, Texas artist Philip Durbin. Pink and blue hued painting incorporating geometric stencil-like patterns and abstract figure in a chef's uniform ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ganesha, Modern Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Painting, 2022, Limited Ed
Located in Golden, CO
Immerse yourself in the mystical realm of the Hindu deity Ganesha with Topher Straus' captivating "Ganesha" Limited Edition. This awe-inspiring digital artwork portrays the elephant-...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Cubes Divided Equally into Three #15: abstract geometric painting w/ pinks
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This painting would make a lovely Valentine's Day gift, order today in time for holiday delivery! This geometric abstract acrylic on canvas Op Art painting is part of Weaver's "Cubes...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
NOW VI - abstract mixed media street art painting; black asphalt, graffiti
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezsko's "NOW" series of mixed media street art paintings are built through an elaborate process of layering, patterning, adding, and subtracting an excessive amount of acrylic...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Hollywood" Blonde Woman Behind a Stage with Red Curtains and Two Candles
By Paul Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
Red, blue, and yellow abstract figurative painting by Reeves Art + Design owner and Houston, TX artist Paul Reeves. This horizontal painting depicts a blonde woman with red-painted lips...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Muse"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of experimental paintings. I like to look for new horizons in art, color, form, objects. Beautiful paintings for the interior. The paintings are painted on cardboard glued t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Abstract Figure, Ebony and Cream'
By G. Distefano
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed bottom right 'G. Distefano' and dated 1965.
An exploration of tonality using airbrush techniques and negative space, sweeping lines define a figure.
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Mater, 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Duality, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Shadows of memory take shape in two figures, one larger and closer, the other standing further away. Quick, repeated brushstrokes form a vibrant backdrop. Blu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blonde Triple Flute Player
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and vibrant, blonde figurative playing flute by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Unframed. Measures: 22"H x 28"W. Unsigned, from a coll...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Inner Space #2: geometric abstract painting on paper: yellow, green, pink, black
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's "Inner Space" series analyzes a single motif built from repeating parallel lines that is commonly found in his work. In this series of 12 paintings on paper, Walker expl...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Plein Air Painter", artist, palette, creativity, portrait, battle, risk, figure
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Plein Air Painter" is a key work of art among Peter Schenck's many remarkable paintings, and addresses situations that continue to fascinate the artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
Ruler 58
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"Ruler 58" Oil on Canvas depicts a bold commanding visage in a mixed palette with dominant blues. is a bold visage Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract and Surrealistic Oil on Board Painting "Falling"
By Tertia Jacobs
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A large scale, unique oil painting on a boxed timber panel, ready to hang. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Oil on Canvas “850” by abstract-figurative artist, Frank Arnold
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"850" is 72” x 60”. The smokey greens, greys and blues are combined in the heavy hand, brush and knife strokes which characterize much of this artist’s work. Frank Arnold’s paintings...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"AD 2.23" Abstract Painting 71" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 2.23" Abstract Painting 71" x 79" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completion fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
GLOWING ROSE, Lee Herring, limited edition print
By Lee Herring
Located in Deddington, GB
Glowing Rose [2021]
limited_edition
Giclee print
Edition number 20
Image size: H:90 cm x W:90 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:98 cm x W:96 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Pleas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Giclée
WINGED CITY
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed, dated and titled on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers w...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unexpected Blooms No. 14
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Unexpected Blooms No. 14
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Belgian Linen, Thrifted Chambray
Year: 2023
Image Size: 13 x 10.25
Frame Size: 21 x 36 Diptych
...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Paris in Givenchy" Silver Tones French Haute Couture Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
"Family Portrait II" (Large Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
"I have been painting seriously for somewhere around 35 years, but have only ever sold regionally - most recently, through my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Through 1stDi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Spring begins
Located in Barbizon, FR
Born in South Africa, Wietzie left Cape Town for the United Kingdom and then Canada. After a long career as a lawyer, she began taking painting classes at the Emily Carr School in Vancouver. The abstract floral artist Bobbie Burgers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Figurative Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Four Walking Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 7 x 5.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fro...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Bright Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 10.5 x 3.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: ...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
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Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Swirly Town Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
dated 89'
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 12 x 11 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large pr...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 5.75 x 8 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collection...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Two x Contemporary British Abstract Original Paintings Head Portrait Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Compositions
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
set of two gouache paintings on card, unframed
measurements: 9.5 x 9.25 and 10.5 x 6 inches
condition: very good
provenance: fro...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Modernist Head Studies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 10 x 10 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collection ...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Three Dancing Figures Surrealist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed ( frame used in photos are for display purposes only. Not including in purchase.)
measurement...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Surrealist Figures Pyramids
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...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Yearning
Located in Barbizon, FR
Born in South Africa, Wietzie left Cape Town for the United Kingdom and then Canada. After a long career as a lawyer, she began taking painting classes at the Emily Carr School in Vancouver. The abstract floral artist Bobbie Burgers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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