Cuban Surrealist Paintings
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
Late 20th Century Puerto Rican Modern Paintings
Canvas
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Clay, Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Printer's Ink
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil Crayon, Printer's Ink, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
20th Century Paintings
Canvas
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
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2010s Mexican Modern Dining Room Tables
Hardwood, Machiche
2010s Mexican Modern Night Stands
Brass
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Artist Jaime Ellsworth depicts a sturdy white stallion with its face out of frame. A girl with a red skirt—also obscured from perspective—stands on its ba...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Oil
1990s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
Vintage 1970s French Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Canvas, Wood
Vintage 1930s French Classical Greek Busts
Terracotta
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Teak, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary French Renaissance Revival Sculptures and ...
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Pottery
Vintage 1950s Statues
Plaster
Cuban Surrealist Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
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Finding the Right Figurative-paintings for You
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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