$4,537
H 51.19 in W 43.31 in
A meeting - Figurative oil painting, A couple, Landscape, Blue & red
By Adam Marczukiewicz
Located in Warsaw, PL
Arts in Krakow at ateliers of professors Jan Swiderski and Zbyslaw Marek Maciejewski, where in 1986 he
Canvas, Oil
$605
H 19.69 in W 15.36 in
Portrait - 21 century, Figurative oil painting, Dark tones
By Adam Marczukiewicz
Located in Warsaw, PL
Arts in Krakow at ateliers of professors Jan Swiderski and Zbyslaw Marek Maciejewski, where in 1986 he
Canvas, Oil
$605
H 19.69 in W 15.36 in
Portrait. Figurative oil painting, Dark tones, Polish artist
By Adam Marczukiewicz
Located in Warsaw, PL
of professors Jan Swiderski and Zbyslaw Marek Maciejewski, where in 1986 he obtained his diploma
Canvas, Oil
$750,000
H 132 in W 87.5 in D 8 in
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas Portrait Isabelle McCreery
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in LA, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
Oil
$680Sale Price|88% Off
H 25.6 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Marternity by Stephanie Guerzoni
By Stéphanie Guerzoni
Located in Geneva, CH
Artist born in Vienna, Austria in 1887. Died in 1970 in Geneva. Work on canvas
Oil
At the Yacht Club
By Edward Cucuel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Artist Edward Cucuel and his wife Clara Lotte von Marcard spent their first two decades together in Germany, mostly in a villa on Lake Ammersee in Holzhausen near Munich. It is the w...
Canvas, Oil
$1,452
H 13.39 in W 11.23 in D 1.19 in
Allegory of Love, Cupid With Beauty in Fine Dress Carrying a Basket of Flowers
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 18th Century oil on canvas laid on board of a young beauty in period costume carrying a basket of flowers on her head. Presented in a very fine gilt, period 'Directoire' frame...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait of a Young Girl, Polish Late 19th Century Oil
Located in London, GB
Szymon Buchbinder 1853 - 1908 Portrait of a Young Girl Oil on canvas Image size: 19 x 13 inches Original frameSimon Buchbinder (1853-1908) was a Polish painter. Most of his works we...
Canvas, Oil
Woman sitting in the garden oil on canvas painting
By Juan Soler
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Canvas measures 61x50 cm. Frameless He was born in 1951. Under the direction of the master Pedro Bermejo, he began his artistic career, quickly highlighting and observing in his wor...
Canvas, Oil
At the Mirror
By Frederick Carl Frieseke
Located in New Orleans, LA
the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular ...
Canvas, Oil
Giuditta - Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Giuditta is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th Century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Not signed. Fair conditions due to the time (signs on canvas).
Oil
$17,500
H 39 in W 48 in D 4 in
JAN WYSOCKI Reclining Nude Woman Mirror & Roses LARGE Oil 19th century POLISH
By Jan Wysocki
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
JAN WYSOCKI (Polish 1873-1960) Reclining Nude Woman with Mirror and Roses Oil on canvas 39 x 48 inches Signed lower right In a period gold leaf frame Jan Wysocki was born on Februar...
Canvas, Oil
Polish Modernist Village landscape in the Snow Oil Painting
By Bronislaw Linke
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronisław Wojciech Linke, (born 23 April 1906 in Tartu, Estonia, died 6 October 1962 in Warsaw, Poland), was a painter and graphic artist noted for his metaphorical realism in his de...
Oil, Board
$1,388
H 10.36 in W 11.82 in
Paysan Centenaire, Soldat de l'Armée du Général Kosenisko by Franciszek Tepa
By Franciszek Tepa
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Paysan Centenaire, Soldat de l'Armée du Général Kosenisko by Franciszek Tepa (1829-1889) Watercolour 26.3 x 30 cm (10 ⅜ x 11 ¾ inches) Initialed and dated lower left, ...
Watercolor
$1,388
H 10.24 in W 8.08 in
Jeune Montagnarde des Environs de Truskaniva by Franciszek Tepa - Realist
By Franciszek Tepa
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Jeune Montagnarde des Environs de Truskaniva by Franciszek Tepa (1829-1889) Watercolour 26 x 20.5 cm (10 ¼ x 8 ⅛ inches) Signed and dated lower left, Franciszek Tepa ...
Watercolor
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$3,748
H 9.41 in W 6.34 in
Retour des Enfants de l'École [...] by FRANCISZEK TEPA - Watercolour 1873
By Franciszek Tepa
Located in London, GB
THIS WORK IS SOLD UNFRAMED Retour des Enfants de l'École des Enviros de Ztouzow by Franciszek Tepa (1829-1889) Watercolour 23.9 x 16.1 cm (9 ⅜ x 6 ⅜ inches) Signed and dated lower r...
Watercolor
Adam Marczukiewicz studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow at ateliers of professors Jan Świderski and Zbyslaw Marek Maciejewski, where in 1986 he obtained his diploma under the supervision of professor Włodzimierz Kunz. In the years 1988-90, he was a research assistant in the lithography studio at his alma mater. Since 1987, he has belonged to the Union of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP) in Krakow. His works have been exhibited at numerous group and individual exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including the United States, Germany, France, China, Belgium, Croatia and Slovakia.
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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