Allan Mardon
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
People Also Browsed
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching, Glass, Wood, Printer's Ink, Archival Paper, Intaglio
19th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Gold
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Photorealist Landscape Prints
Screen
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Canvas, Giclée
1880s Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Brass, Iron
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Finding the Right figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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