Gobe Joseph
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Fabric, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
"Traveling in England's Cotswolds region, I sought out a number of impressive gardens designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown," shares artist Mandy Main. "Thi...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Paint
2010s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Oil, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Indian Organic Modern Decorative Bowls
Bronze
1970s Contemporary Interior Prints
Lithograph
2010s American Regency Beds and Bed Frames
Mahogany
20th Century French Brutalist Flush Mount
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Vintage 1970s Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
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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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