Bernard Schardt
1930s Ashcan School Figurative Prints
Intaglio
People Also Browsed
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Glass
1980s Prints and Multiples
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Steel
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Illustration Board
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Intaglio
1940s Modern More Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Brass
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Western European Rugs
Wool
1960s Cubist Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pen
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Gouache
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings
Paint
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
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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