Jane Rogers, Breakfast
Located in New York, NY
Jane Rogers was born in the artists' colony of Woodstock, New York. Most of her career was spent in
Mid-20th Century Ashcan School Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Jane Rogers, Breakfast
Located in New York, NY
Jane Rogers was born in the artists' colony of Woodstock, New York. Most of her career was spent in
Lithograph
3-seat "Lola" Sofa Vintage Pink Velvet
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lola, named after our daughter. The sofa consists of a frame in solid beech and plywood and has loose cushions with layers of different cold foam, polyether, fiber filling and down f...
Cotton, Velvet, Beech
$1,089
H 48.04 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century bamboo and Rattan triangular corner bookshelf. Franco Albini inspired the design of this piece, produced in Italy during the 1970s. This piece is fantastic thank...
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Wicker, Cane
$1,200
H 14.5 in W 13.25 in
Joseph Webster Golinkin, On the Dock, Banana Boat, New Orleans
By Joseph Webster Golinkin
Located in New York, NY
Chicago-born Golinkin studied at the Artist Students League with George Luks. After working as an illustrator for New York papers he joined the Navy in 1939 and retired as a Rear Adm...
Lithograph
Fine Antique English Style Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A camel back long sofa, with serpentine seat rail raised on dark stained four cabriole front legs and four curved swept back legs. Tub form sides with sloping wood arms. Upholstered ...
Fabric, Wood
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 30 in D 2 in
Exhibited Ashcan School Nocturnal New York City Brooklyn Bridge Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Oil on board. Signed verso. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
Leonard Pytlak, (Industrial Landscape, New York City)
By Leonard Pytlak
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph is signed and number in pencil. It is numbered 18/18 indicating there were 18 impressions of this subject printed.
Lithograph
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.75 in W 12.5 in
Leonard Pytlak, Side Street (New York City) Industrial lithograph, mid-century
By Leonard Pytlak
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph is signed in pencil. Leonard Pytlak lived on the East Side of Manhattan and this image recalls the 59th Street Bridge (also known as the Queensboro Bridge and the Ed...
Lithograph
Paris Street Scene, Notre Dame
By Maurice Falliès
Located in Norwich, GB
Notre Dame Cathedral by Maurice Falliès (French, 1883-1965), an artist who specialised in Paris street scenes. His work was recently shown at the Musée de l'Ile de France/Chateau de ...
Oil
$16,000
H 27 in W 23 in
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992) Industrial Cityscape 20 x 16 inches Oil on board Signed lower ri...
Oil, Board
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.5 in W 19 in D 1.5 in
Roses with Vase Still Life by Bonnie Beach Ryan
Located in Soquel, CA
Roses and vase by Bonnie Beach Ryan (American, 1901-1940). In 1933, Bonnie Beach Ryan held her first solo show of flower and still life paintings at the Dana Bartlett Gallery in Los ...
Linen, Oil
Don Freeman, (At the Booking Desk)
By Don Freeman
Located in New York, NY
Don Freeman is best known for his paintings and works on paper of New York City's theatre industry: the signage, the stages and sets, the actors, the costumers and ushers, anything a...
Lithograph
Ben Messick, (The Newspaper Story)
By Ben Messick
Located in New York, NY
Ben Messick perfectly captures the world of the 'Ashcan' period: Everyday life, local characters, people we could still meet today. He could draw like a son-of-a-gun! And this is a v...
Lithograph
William Gropper, (Choral Group)
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
An early serigraph (screen print) by William Gropper. There's a harpist to provide the music and a choir master conducting. The seated members of the group are individually drawn as ...
Screen
$2,450
H 8 in W 9 in
Impressionist mid century view of Hammersmith Bridge over the Thames London
Located in Woodbury, CT
Pietro Sansalvadore was active during the early to middle of the 20th century. He painted in an Impressionist manner and on a small scale. Acquiring a late 19th-century Impression...
Oil, Wood Panel
James Penney, Corridor
By James Penney
Located in New York, NY
James Penney was widely known for his New Yorker covers as well as his paintings and prints. Penney was from Saint Joseph, Missouri. He trained in NYC at the Art Students League. Th...
Lithograph
$4,200
H 30 in W 30 in
Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles Ajax and Wacky on Park Avenue, New...
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
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.
Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.