John F Carlson
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Oil Pastel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Gouache, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Gouache, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Gouache, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Gouache, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Gouache, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Gouache, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Charcoal, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Alabaster
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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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