Angeles Santos Torroella
1950s Figurative Prints
Watercolor, Lithograph
People Also Browsed
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
20th Century Prints and Multiples
Lithograph, Paper
1980s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1960s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Oil Pastel
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Screen
Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1940s Modern Landscape Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Cardboard, Paper, Oil
1840s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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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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