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Modern Figurative Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Artist: David Adickes
"White Haired Bearded Man, Red" Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central bearded male figure set against a red background. Currently hung a decor...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Coffee, Acrylic

"Three Guys, Two Birds" Modern Abstract Colorful Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central group of three male figures wearing colorful clothes and hats holding bi...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Two Friends Against Blue" Abstract Monotone Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features two men figures side by side against a blue background....
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Elegant Lady, Gold Brown" Modern Abstract Figurative Female Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a seated woman wearing a hat and elegant dress set against a neutral toned backgro...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Deux Harlequins" Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue and green-toned modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features two men figures standing side by s...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"The Visitor" Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting of a Seated Man
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central bearded male figure seated against a light background and a painted tan ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

"Couple Against Red" Modern Abstract Monotone Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central male and female couple wearing red toned outfits set...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Seated Figure with Red Beret" Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central elongated male figure with a well-kept beard dressed in a yellow striped...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Cubist Head with Leaves" Modern Abstract Brown Toned Figurative Portrait Print
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait print by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central bearded male figure dressed in a tie set against a background of falling le...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Giclée

"Risque Trout" Modern Abstract Yellow Figurative Nautical Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative nautical landscape painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a grouping of three elongated figures gathered next to a boat labeled "R...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Dress of Many Colors with Still Life" Modern Abstract Female Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a woman wearing a brightly colored patterned dress and hat posed next to a still l...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Three Men with Hats in an Alley" Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central group of three male figures wearing hats set agai...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Two Men and Girl in Yellow" Modern Abstract Figurative Group Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a two men in suits with a young girl wearing yellow posing with birds and a blank ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Couple with Bird Against Red" Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative group portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central pairing of a male and female figure holding a bird against a red b...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Five-Man Band" Modern Abstract Colorful Figurative Group Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central group of five figures wearing colorful clothes...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Face" Modern Abstract Blue Toned Figurative Portrait Painting of a Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central close up of a figure set against a light blue background and a painted t...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Sophisticated Ladies" Colorful Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central pair of well dressed female figures in 1920s flapper inspired outfits set...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"My New Dress" Modern Abstract Colorful Figurative Female Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a seated red headed woman wearing a brightly colored patterned dress set against a...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"One Man, Two Ladies with Guitar" Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features two men figures (one of them holding a guitar) and a wo...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Three Men with Hats, Cubist" Modern Abstract Colorful Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central group of three male figures wearing colorful clothes...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Modern Abstract Colorful Six Figure Group Portrait Painting of Artists
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a grouping of six standing and sitting figures wearing colorful clothes posing nex...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Man with Red Hat & Light Green Stripe Shirt" Modern Abstract Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a man wearing a white and green striped shirt and a red hat and scarf seated next ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Three Bird Lovers with Ukulele" Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative group portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central grouping of three elongated figures with birds set against a light...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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"My Kinda Guy" Warm-Toned Modern Abstract Figurative Painting
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"Trois Hommes" Orange & Brown Modern Abstract Figurative Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Houston, TX
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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"Two Men, One Boy" Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, green, and brown-toned modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features two men figures standing b...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"The Blue Room" Blue-Toned Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Bright blue-toned modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work depicts a woman in a blue sleeveless dress...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Jewel Toned Wavy Lady Modern Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central female figure wearing a jewel-toned outfit set...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Modern Abstract Colorful Eight Figure Group Portrait Painting of Musicians
Located in Houston, TX
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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