$1,800
H 27 in W 20 in
Israeli Folk Art Bright Colorful Naive Floral Painting, Mod Flowers in Vase
By Menia Litvak
Located in Surfside, FL
Litvak, Mania Levin, Ruth Kopelovich, Alexander Heller, Rachel Harekavi, Hedva Hadany
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Sold
H 27 in W 20 in
Israeli Folk Art Bright Colorful Naive Floral Painting, Mod Flowers in Vase
By Menia Litvak
Located in Surfside, FL
Litvak, Mania Levin, Ruth Kopelovich, Alexander Heller, Rachel Harekavi, Hedva Hadany
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Brass Sculpture on Marble Base After Rodin's "The Thinker" - SIGNED
Located in North Miami, FL
Signed V. Martin, this wonderful version of Rodin's renowned sculpture, The Thinker, is made of patinated brass and sits atop a black marble base. Pedestal shown is sold separately ...
Marble, Brass
Black Marble Column Pedestal with White Veining and Stepped Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A black marble column shaped pedestal with white veining and stepped base. This black marble column-shaped pedestal is a striking piece that combines the grandeur of classical design...
Marble
$3,400 / set
H 20 in W 23 in D 16 in
Pair of New Linen Upholstery French Empire Style Ball Finials Benches MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of New Linen Upholstery French Empire Style Ball Finials Benches MINT!
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Vintage Italian Alabaster Obelisks
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vintage Italian Alabaster Obelisks. Beautifuly marbled in blue and grey veining. In very good condition with no breaks visible.
Alabaster
Müller Freres Glass Vase
By Muller Frères
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Müller Freres glass vase with a flower motif. Art nouveau cameo technique. The vase is in excellent condition with no restorations. circa 1910 Origin France. Colors: white, red and s...
Art Glass
Large Light Brown Teak Vintage Coffee Table with Carved Chow Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large vintage teak coffee table with light brown finish, waisted apron and carved chow legs. Enveloped in the warm embrace of a light brown finish, this vintage teak coffee table i...
Teak
$10,995Sale Price|38% Off
H 98 in W 55 in D 0.05 in
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Arts & Crafts Tapestry, with Birds and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Arts & Crafts Tapestry from the late 19th century, envisioning nine birds in a floral reserve at top, somewhat reminiscent of a mille fleurs setting, with a large cart...
Wool
$2,000
H 20.5 in W 28.5 in
Cuban Art Abstract Oil Painting Latin American Ramon Carulla Surrealist Folk Art
By Ramon Carulla
Located in Surfside, FL
Ramon Antonio Carulla (Cuban, born 1936). Oil paintings on paper. Titled "When Dreams Become Reality" Artist signature lower right. Title on verso. Retains original Joy Moos Galler...
Paper, Oil
$2,000
H 20.5 in W 28.5 in
Cuban Art Abstract Oil Painting Latin American Ramon Carulla Surrealist Folk Art
By Ramon Carulla
Located in Surfside, FL
Ramon Antonio Carulla (Cuban, born 1936). Oil paintings on paper. Titled "When Dreams Become Reality" Artist signature lower right. Title on verso. Retains original Joy Moos Galler...
Paper, Oil
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala. Termed as gohonzon in Japanese, it is a venerated obje...
Paper
$5,569Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 30 in D 1.75 in
Impressionistic English River Landscape Original Oil Painting by British Artist
By Colin Halliday
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionistic English River Landscape Painting Original Oil by British Artist. A matt varnished mixed media artwork on deep edge canvas capturing the shimmering reflections of sunl...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Epoxy Resin, Cotton
$8,855Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 35 in D 2 in
Field of Sunflowers in the Summertime in France by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Field of Sunflowers in the Summertime in France by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 30 x 20 inches Frame measures 35 x 25 inches This painting features a ...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Vintage Marble Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red Levanto marble pedestal. Pedestal is in 4 sections. Base is 13" Diameter.
Marble
Antique Blue and White Ceramic Alhambra Vase and Iron Stand
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Hispano-Moresque tin-glazed earthenware amphora vase with hand-painted cobalt blue designs of deer and flowers, with later iron stand. Vase 21 inches tall and 2...
Iron
$2,800
H 32.5 in W 21.5 in
Vibrant Judaica Israeli Hanukkah Sephardic Kabbalah Painting Raphael Abecassis
Located in Surfside, FL
Raphael Abecassis 1991 Chanukah painting Hand signed and dated Frame: 32.5 X 21.5 Image: 23 X 11.5 This is a rare, unique, original artwork. A one of a kind painting with gold meta...
Paint, Ink, Mixed Media
$750
H 14 in W 30.25 in
Ariadne, Poem, Mixed Media Abstract Modernist Colorful Collage Lithograph Print
By Matt Phillips
Located in Surfside, FL
Color lithograph with color paper collage, 1987. Pencil signed lower right and dated, and numbered lower left 5/24. Litho depicts a poem titled "Ariadne" by T. Weiss. Published by ...
Mixed Media, Tissue Paper, Lithograph
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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