$2,400
H 16 in W 24 in
"Cowboy Kettle" by Elizabeth Zanzinger Original Oil Painting, Country Still Lif
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Cowboy Kettle" is an oil painting that depicts a whimsical still
Oil, Panel
$1,600
H 16 in W 16 in
"Shop Fan" by Elizabeth Zanzinger Original Oil Painting, Colorful Still Life
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Shop Fan" is an oil painting that depicts a whimsical still life
Oil, Panel
$800
H 8 in W 10 in
"Onions II" Original Oil Painting, Still-Life Kitchen Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Onions II" is a masterfully created realistic oil still-life
Oil, Panel
$675
H 8 in W 10 in
"Onion IV" Original Oil Painting, Still-Life Kitchen Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Onion IV" is a masterfully created realistic oil still-life
Oil, Panel
Magnolia Grandiflora, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Magnolia Grandiflora" is an oil painting that depicts a nude
Oil, Panel
"Chrysalis" Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Chrysalis" is an oil painting that depicts a nude feminine form
Oil, Panel
November, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "November" is an oil painting that depicts trees in autumn with a
Oil, Panel
"Crossing", Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Crossing" is an oil painting that depicts an elderly man crossing
Oil, Panel
Feedback Loop, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Feedback Loop" is an oil painting that depicts peculiar machine
Oil, Panel
Leaves II, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Leaves II" is an oil painting that depicts yellow Fall leaves
Oil, Panel
Current, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Current" is an oil painting that depicts a lone figure in a
Oil
Fossils, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Fossils" is an oil painting that depicts nude forms suspended in
Oil
Leaves I, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Leaves I" is an oil painting that depicts yellow Fall leaves with
Oil, Panel
Prism, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Prism" is an oil painting that depicts a woman in the foreground
Oil, Panel
$980
H 12 in W 9 in
"Market Flowers VI" Original Realist Floral Still-Life Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Market Flowers VI" is a masterfully created realistic oil still
Oil, Panel
$1,180
H 12 in W 12 in
"Market Flowers V" Original Realist Floral Still-Life Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Market Flowers V" is a masterfully created realistic oil still
Oil, Panel
$1,180
H 12 in W 12 in
"Market Flowers III" Original Realist Floral Still-Life Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Market Flowers III" is a masterfully created realistic oil still
Oil, Panel
$1,180
H 12 in W 12 in
"Market Flowers IV" Original Realist Floral Still-Life Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Market Flowers IV" is a masterfully created realistic oil still
Oil, Panel
$7,700
H 36 in W 40 in
"Beyond the Garden Gate" Original Still-Life Realist Landscape, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Beyond the Garden Gate" is a masterfully created realistic oil
Oil, Panel
$6,275
H 40 in W 28 in
"The Leap" Original Oil Painting, Lakeside Landscape and Human Figure
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "The Leap" is a masterfully created realistic oil landscape still
Oil, Panel
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H 20 in W 15 in
"Foragers" by Elizabeth Zanzinger, Original Oil Painting, Female Nudes
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Foragers" is an oil painting that depicts two nude females
Oil, Panel
Self Portrait, Graphite Drawing
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Self Portrait" is a graphite drawing that depicts the artist
Graphite
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H 32 in W 26 in
"Butter" Original Interior Still-Life Realist Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Butter" is a masterfully created realistic oil still-life. This
Panel, Oil
Strike, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Strike" is an oil painting that depicts a winter scene with a
Oil, Panel
Party Skull #1, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Party Skull #1" is an oil painting that depicts a human skull in
Oil
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H 8 in W 6 in
"Pink Dahlias I" Original Realist Floral Still-Life Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Pink Dahlias I" is a masterfully created realistic oil still-life
Oil, Panel
"Nasturtiums", Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Nasturtiums" is an oil painting that depicts grouping of bright
Oil, Panel
Kind of Blue, Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Kind of Blue" is an oil painting that depicts a nude blue haired
Oil
"Lemons", Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Lemons" is an oil painting that depicts grouping of green lemons
Oil, Panel
"Stovetop", Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Stovetop" is an oil painting that depicts shiny silver kettle
Oil, Panel
"Onions", Oil Painting
By Elizabeth Zanzinger
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Onions" is an oil painting that depicts grouping of bright red
Oil, Panel
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.
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