Gideon Rubin monograph (Special Edition - Pope)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
and works on paper, this book is the first monograph on the acclaimed young Israeli painter Gideon
Cardboard, Gouache
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H 11 in W 9 in D 2 in
Gideon Rubin monograph (Special Edition - Johnny Depp)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
and works on paper, this book is the first monograph on the acclaimed young Israeli painter Gideon
Cardboard, Gouache
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cropped view of a man and a woman; Gideon Rubin’s paintings are replete with dichotomy. Their
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Boy)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anonymized portrait of a young boy in a burgundy shirt and brown vest; Gideon Rubin’s paintings are
Linen, Oil
Striped Shirt
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
with a burgundy sweater tied around his shoulders; Gideon Rubin’s paintings are replete with dichotomy
Canvas, Oil
The Kaiser's Daughter
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anonymized portrait of a Kaiser's daughter on horseback; This work was featured in Gideon Rubin
Linen, Oil
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in London, GB
A beautiful early work by Gideon Rubin. "While Rubin’s version of history draws on multiples
Canvas, Oil
Boxer
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gideon Rubin's paintings are replete with dichotomy. Their subject matter, taken from found early
Linen, Oil
Blue Stripes
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in London, GB
. Despite this, the painting in layered and over painted as is often the case in Rubin’s work. Gideon Rubin
Oil, Board
Roses
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vase of roses; Gideon Rubin’s paintings are replete with dichotomy. Their subject matter, taken
Oil, Board
Queen of Cats
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil painting of a female figures legs, seen from behind, beside a white cat; Gideon Rubin
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cropped view of a female figure putting on or removing black stockings; Gideon Rubin’s paintings
Linen, Oil
Untitled (snow)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
photographs, Israeli painter Gideon Rubin has turned to contemporary sources of visual experience, from
Linen, Oil
Topless
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gideon Rubin's paintings are replete with dichotomy. Their subject matter, taken from found early
Canvas, Oil
Policemen
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gideon Rubin's paintings are replete with dichotomy. Their subject matter, taken from found early
Linen, Oil
Strap
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gideon Rubin's paintings are replete with dichotomy. Their subject matter, taken from found early
Linen, Oil
Smoking
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gideon Rubin's paintings are replete with dichotomy. Their subject matter, taken from found early
Linen, Oil
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rubin’s characteristic manner of painting – with his subjects reduced to a few adept brushstrokes
Linen, Oil
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil painting of a young boy in blue pajamas; Rubin’s characteristic manner of painting – with his
Linen, Oil
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil painting of a woman either removing or putting on, a white shirt; Rubin’s characteristic manner
Linen, Oil
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil painting of a man in a long grey coat, standing alone in a row boat; Rubin’s characteristic
Linen, Oil
Folding Chair
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil painting of a young woman with a blue shirt, sitting in a folding chair; Rubin’s characteristic
Linen, Oil
Landscape (shack)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Girl on the Beach
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil painting of a young girl on the beach
Oil, Linen
Boy on a Rock
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Canvas
Boy with White T Shirt
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Canvas
Red Flower
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
On the Sofa
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
Untitled (blonde)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
Beach Huts
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Canvas
Tea
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
Untitled
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
Untitled (Above Water)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
On the Chairlift
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
Untitled (red tie)
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Board
Boy with Dog
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
Black Bra
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
Black Cat
By Gideon Rubin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil, Linen
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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