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
The Boxer. Humorous nature encounter seaside w lobster, soft muted colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on cradled board. Signed and dated on back.
Part of an ongoing series of man vs beast by the artist
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Pinky"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ashley John is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
Gershon Benjamin is a painter of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene. He had a pro...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Geometric Abstract Oil & Collage Painting - Le Club 55
Located in Bristol, GB
LE CLUB 55
Size: 33 x 24 cm
Oil on canvas
Le Club 55 is a legendary and glamorous beach club in the south of France, and we can infer that the setting of the ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Virgilian Wood - Oil Painting by Luigi Venturini- 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Virgilian wood is an original modern artwork realized in the 1960s by the italian painter Luigi Venturini.
Mixed colored oil on board.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower left m...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Painting - Nude on Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
SEATED NUDE FIGURE
Oil on Canvas
Size: 73.5 x 68.5 cm (including frame)
A large and striking mid-century modernist style nude figurative painting, executed in oil onto board.
A fem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage Mid-Century Geometric Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - Geometric Duo
Located in Bristol, GB
GEOMETRIC DUO
Size: 41 x 33 cm
Oil on Canvas
An outstanding geometric abstract figurative composition that explores the interplay between form, colour, and perspective, executed in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Phi-Phi, rideau - Phidias - Premier acte fait pour les Bouffes-Parisiens
By Erté
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique, original gouache on paper by Erte, also known as Romain de Tirtoff. Erte was a vastly diverse artist who excelled in an array of fields including fashion, jew...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Blue and Purple Mountains 2 - Fauvist Landscape
By Don Klopfer
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and playful landscape by California artist Richard "Don" Klopfer (1920-2009). Signed and dated "R. Klopfer 3.86" on verso. No frame. Board size: 13"H x 19"W
Richard "Don" Kl...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting The Golden Hand
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Senza titolo" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
Exhibited in Almach Art Gallery Milano during 2023
Hand-signed by artist,
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Image rights
Luca Temolo
...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Up the Avenue, Geometrical Ovoid Abstract Acrylic & Collage Cityscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Up the Avenue, 1979
Acrylic and collage on paper
Signed and dated lower right
15 x 11 inches
A surrealist mid-century figural abstract...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Waves 11
By János Huszti
Located in Tulsa, OK
"Waves 11" is a abstract oil painting of of ocean waves in a calm blue-green hue. Signed by the artist on the back.
János Huszti is a creator of the visual arts and conceptual thin...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern French Oil Painting Architectural Street Scene with Expressive Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern French Oil Painting Architectural Street Scene with Expressive Sky
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting size: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1972 Gestural Oil Painting Boat in Harbor Figural Abstraction Raoul Middleman
Located in Surfside, FL
Raoul Middleman (born 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American painter. Middleman has been a member of the Maryland Institute College of Art faculty since 1961. American University Museum at the Katzen Center has described Middleman as a "Baltimore maestro [whose] nudes are not pretty—they are sagging, dimpled, and real. His cityscapes reveal the underbelly of post-industrial rot, his narrative paintings give contemporary life to his personal obsessions. They are intelligent, messy, and utterly masterful."
From an interview with RM "I was doing abstract art. Then Roy Lichtenstein came around, and I wanted to be current. I remember Grace Hartigan said, “You’ve gotta go to New York, seize destiny by the hand.” My friend Jon Schueler took my slides up to Eleanor Ward, who had the Stable Gallery. My Pop art paintings were discovered. I moved to New York into Malcolm Morley’s old loft down on South Street. Agnes Martin was upstairs... People who interest me come from different quarters. I knew guys around Schueler, like B.H. Friedman. But I also knew the Pop world pretty well – Al Hansen, Richard Artschwager, Lichtenstein. I became friends with Raoul Hague...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Old World
By Russell Cowles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old World, by 1943, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 43 ½ x 30 ½ inches, artist’s name and title inscribed verso; exhibited 1) Romantic Painting in America, Museum of Modern Art, N...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper by Artist Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury
Mixed Media on Paper
13.75 x 10.75 inches 35 x 27.3 cm
2007 (Price on request)
Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Mid-century American MALE FIGURES Orientalist Exotic Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Peter Todd Mitchell (1924-1988) was an American painter and textile and wallpaper designer whose travels and extravagant social circles inspired a taste for the exotic.
This Orient...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Coronation
By Ben Norris
Located in Boston, MA
Signed and dated top right: “Norris (c) 1982”. With label verso: “Ben Norris, 1982 / Coronation / watercolor, 52 x 31 1/4 inches”.
As a teacher, academic, and artist, Ben Norris had...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Modern Abstract Painting of a Bearded Man Sculpture with a Bird, Phone, & Boats
Located in Houston, TX
Modern figurative still life painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a central sculpture of a bearded man wearing a top hat with a bird sitting o...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
City View - Paint by Louis Mazot - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
City view is an original modern artwork realized by Louis Mazot in the late 20th Century.
Mixed media on board.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes frame 28 x 33 cm
Fair co...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Old City Jerusalem City Walls landscape Scene Painting, Judaica
By Jossi Stern
Located in Surfside, FL
Vibrant Gouache and watercolor painting by Israeli master JOSSI STERN. on paper mounted to board.
Dimensions: 29.5 X 33.5 23 X 27
Jossi (Yossi) Stern, (Hungarian Israeli 1923 - ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Femme Assise JULES PASCIN oil on canvas Seated Woman - Framed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Signed lower right
Framed: H 36 x W 31 x D 2.5 in.
Provenance
Lucy Krohg
Crane Kalman Gallery, London
Mr. Selig Burrows (Purchased from above, December 1984)
Private collection, New...
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern French Oil Painting Portrait of a Man in a Library Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern French Oil Painting Portrait of a Man in a Library Interior Scene
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Signed
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting size: 15 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
At the stop. 2022, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the stop
2022, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm
Ansis Butnors (1977)
Education:
J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996.
Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 1996. – 2...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Homage to the Spanish Republic 1938 oil painting by Julio De Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
An early work by Julio De Diego embodies the deep love he had for his homeland of Spain, combined with his strong emotions against war. The peacefulness of the couple holding hands l...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Cactus Skull"
By Ernesto Pacheco
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ernesto Pacheco Image Size: 48 x 36 Frame: 55.5 x 43 Medium: Oil "Deer Horns"
Exquisite. Explosion of brilliant colors to include pink, blue, green, purple, lavender, etc.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1970s Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico Southwest Landscape Gouache Painting, Signed Art
Located in Denver, CO
This stunning gouache painting by Wolfgang Pogzeba (1936-1982) captures the beauty of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, depicting a dramatic cliffside landsca...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Modernist Portrait of 3 Girls on A Beach by Alice Waugh
Located in New York, NY
Alice Helen Waugh (American, 20th century)
Untitled, late 20th century
Oil on board
19 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.
Framed: 24 x 28 x 2 1/2 in.
Signed lower left: Alice Waugh
A painter and prof...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper, Black, Yellow, by Indian Artist " In Stock "
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
12 x 16 inches 30.4 x 40.6 cm
2016
( Unframed & Delivered )
Modern Indian artist Jogen Chowdhury executed Still life drawing in In...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
1960's Modernist Signed Oil Very Large Canvas Fisherfolk in Harbour with Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Wong MOO CHEW - PENGHIDUPAN (Malaysian b. 1942), signed, dated 1967
Title: Fishing Harbour
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed, signed....
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Faces We Wore" WPA Family American Scene Figurative Abstract Woman Artist
Located in New York, NY
"The Faces We Wore" WPA Family American Scene Figurative Abstract Woman Artist
Juanita Guccione (1904 - 1999)
The Faces We Wore
20 x 16 inches
Oil on...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Strolling in a Tree-Lined Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures Strolling in a Tree-Lined Park
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Signed
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting size:...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Believe Yourself Smart - Oil Paint on Canvas by Orfeo - 2002
Located in Roma, IT
Believe Yourself Smart is a mixed colored artwork realized by the artist Orfeo in 2002
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand signed on the lower left margin.
Signed, dated and tit...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Enigma
Located in Bristol, GB
ENGIMA
Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An emotive and skillfully executed mid-century abstract figurative composition, painted in oil onto canvas.
The piece featur...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Nude Woman with Flowing Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Nude Woman with Flowing Hair
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting size: 9.75 i...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
(Untitled) Little Girl Cradling Her Black Cat, in Greens and Chestnut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Poignancy. A little girl hugging her black kitty rendered in any realistic palette would be cloying. But not here. You look longer. Tight little patterns bubble over in the backgroun...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Standing Male Nude, Modern Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Standing Male Nude (42)
John F. Leonard
American (1921–1987)
Date: circa 1965
Oil on Board
Size: 16 in. x 10.5 in. (40.64 cm x 26.67 cm)
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1998 Vintage Swedish Framed Cityscape Oil Painting by Uno Vallman - City Tour
Located in Bristol, GB
CITY TOUR
Size: 64.5 x 56 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A lively and energetic city street scene composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1998 by Swedish artist Uno V...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cumulonimbus. Acrylic on canvas. Úbeda. Modern Vertical Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Cumulonimbus.
Acrylic / canvas 150 x 50 cm
Vertical landscape where the Velazquez inspired sky stands out, with gray and bluish tones. Its format ...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Young Girl - Oil on Canvas by Pietro Alimonti - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Young Girl is an artwork realized by Pietro Alimonti, 1969.
Oil on Canvas.
49 x 39 cm ; 88 x 68 cm.
Handsigned in the lower left margin.
Good conditions!
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Society of Six Street Scene - Figurative Abstract
By Bernard Von Eichman
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning New York City urban modernist watercolor titled "Summer Afternoon Stroll" by Society of Six artist Bernard Von Eichman (American, 1899-1990), 1...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
'Fire drill' by British 20th Century artist Fred Yates, acrylic on board, modern
By Fred Yates
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Fred Yates (British, 1922 – 2008)
Fire drill
Acrylic on board
14.1/2 x 21.3/4 in. (36.8 x 55.3 cm.)
Provenance: Deceased estate of Fred Yates
Fred Yates was born in Urmston, Lancash...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Very Large ca. 1940s Painting of a Female Rower Holding Oars by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Very large ca. 1940s painting of a female rower holding oars by artist Francis Chapin. Image size:
65" x 44". Framed size: 65 1/2" x 44 1/2". Provenance: Estate of the artist....
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Red Dress
By János Huszti
Located in Tulsa, OK
"Red Dress" is a abstract figurative oil painting of a deep red dress.
János Huszti is a creator of the visual arts and conceptual thinker. Huszti places a large emphasis on figura...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers, by noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive, abstract...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
On the Beach modernist oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
Byron Browne
On the Beach (1959)
Oil on canvas, 20" x 26"
26" x 32" x 1" frame size - likely original
Inscribed verso "On the Beach / 1959 / Byron Browne"
Provenance: Private collection, Berkley, California
About this artist: Through an oeuvre displaying the re-envisioning of figural subjects and the formation of an abstract expressionist style, Byron Browne stands out among the American abstractionists of his generation. Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, the artist was a bright talent at the National Academy of Design in his teens. From 1924 to 1928 Browne studied at the Academy under notable artists Robert Aitkin, Charles Courtney Curran, Charles Hawthorne, Alice Murphy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Corrida Espagnole by JEAN DUFY - Bullfighting scene, oil on canvas, modern art
By Jean Dufy
Located in London, GB
Corrida Espagnole by JEAN DUFY (1888-1964)
Oil on canvas
33.2 x 55.3 cm (13 ¹/₈ x 21 ³/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Jean Dufy
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authentic...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1976 Vintage Mid-Century Figurative Oil Painting - At your Service
Located in Bristol, GB
AT YOUR SERVICE
Size: 58 x 43 cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
A wonderfully textured figurative composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1976.
A figure is captured in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Gouache Painting of Indigenous Council Gathering in Colorado Nevada
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Indigenous Council Gathering in Colorado Nevada
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"It's better to wake up" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
"It is better to wake up" is a hymn for the "awakening" of humanity.
Hand-signed by artist,
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Image r...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled, Pastel & Ink on Paper, by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ramananda Bandopadhayay - Untitled
Pastel & Ink on Paper, 15 x 11 inches ( unframed size )
( Unframed & Delivered )
A beautiful rendition of the Bengal Maestro adept in making work...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern 1950s Chicago Night Club Scene of Showgirls
Located in Chicago, IL
An Exceptional, Vibrant Mid-Century Modern 1950s Chicago Night Club Scene of Dancing Showgirls. Titled "Dancers #2", the painting depicts a dynamic, sta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
From a cloud. Modern landscape. Acrylic on panel blue-green-red textured
Located in Segovia, ES
From a cloud, acrylic on panel, 120 x 150 x 2 cm / 47.24 x 59.06 s 0.79 inches
Large format modern painting where the prominence of the sky presides over the horizon. Under its pro...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
Bay Area Figurative Nude Study - Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative Nude Study - Oil On Canvas
Bay area figurative male nude study by unknown artist named Sumrall (american, 20th C). A male figure poses nude, facing to the left o...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Modern French Oil Painting Standing Male Nude Expressive Figurative Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern French Oil Painting Standing Male Nude Expressive Figurative Study
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting size: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Painting New Yorker Cover Proposal American Scene Modern Santa's Feet
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting New Yorker Cover Proposal American Scene Modern Santa's Feet
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
Santas Feet At Midnight
New Yorker c...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Cirrus. Acrylic on canvas. Úbeda. Modern Vertical Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Cirrus
Acrylic / canvas 150 x 50 cm.
Vertical landscape where the predominance of the sky transmits the living and real contact with the fresh and transparent air, its luminosity nuanced by the thin bands of some clouds.
(The artist frames almost all his paintings with a wooden strip between 0,5 and 1 cm. thick, which can be removed at will of the client).
NB: This painting can be combined as a diptych or triptych with two other items by the same artist:
Cirrocumulus (item reference: LU74439055992)
Cumulonimbus (item reference: LU74439055402)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ángel Luis Úbeda...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled, Figurative, Ink, Brush, Dry Pastel on Paper Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury - Untitled, 14 x 11 inches ( Unframed Size )
Ink with Brush & Dry Pastel on Paper, 2014
Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris.
Jogen Chowdhury has been widely acknowledged to be, the master of the unbroken line. Like Léger, Chowdhury has been stirred by the linear Kalighat pat tradition, but his lines are emotive and used to express and suggest the character of a person. This is done by, distorting the form without breaking the line and in the world of young, contemporary art; distortion has been Jogen Chowdhury’s most significant impact. Perhaps, because of this, a common observation of his work is that his “people” are caricatures. The person feels familiar to the viewer but it is far more individualised - the face is imaginary but the psyche or characteristics are real. The power and beauty of his technique and line is this play between the known and unknown. In Jogen Chowdhury’s work, the figure is always in the foreground, it is primary, it conveys everything. He uses colour to give volume to his figures and the fluidity of his lines bring a sensual aspect to his forms.
About the Artist & his works :
Born : 1939 in Daharpara Village, Faridpur, Bangladesh. Jogen Chowdhury is an eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India.
Family Background:
His father Pramatnath Chowdhury was a Brahmin zamindar. Both his parents took interest in art, Jogen Chowdhury's father Pramatnath Chowdhury painted several mythological scenes from the village theatres and also sculpted various Hindu icons. Whereas his mother was an expert in Alpana drawings.
1939-47 Jogen Chowdhury lived in a village atmosphere. And after partition in 1948, the whole family shifted. Till 1951 the whole family stayed at the police department quarter of his uncle, where on the walls Jogen Chowdhury painted his first painting, 1962 Jogen Chowdhury was employed as Designer in the Handloom Board.
Education:
1955-60: Studied at the Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata.
1965 : He went to paris to study in Ecole des Beaux Arts, in William Hayter’s Atelier 17.
Professional Experience:
1968-72 : He worked as an Art-Designer, Madras Handloom Board, Madras.
1970 : A collection of his poems were published, titled 'Hridoy Train Beje Othey'.
1987 : Joined Kala Bhavan , Santiniketan as a professor of painting.
Selected Exhibitions:
1972, 1975 & 1978 respectively : I, III, IV Triennales at New Delhi .
1979: The Sao Paolo Biennale .
1980: The exhibitions at the Fukuoka Museum, Japan.
1982: The Royal Academy, London.
1982: The Hirschhorn Museum, Washington D.C.
1986: The II Havana Biennale
1989: 'Festival of India', in Geneva
2002: Saffron art...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media
Modern figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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, yellow, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Antonio Feltrinelli, Sunil Das, Suhas Roy, and Clarence Holbrook Carter. 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 Modern 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 $1 and tops out at $743,750, while the average work sells for $2,376.