Northern Pike, Fish on Hook
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic oil painting of the fisherman's moment of victory over a Northern Pike by unknown artist
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Northern Pike, Fish on Hook
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic oil painting of the fisherman's moment of victory over a Northern Pike by unknown artist
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
H 33 in W 28 in D 3 in
Stowe Vermont Village Sleigh Ride, Mid Century Winter Figurative Landscape
By Walter Thomas Sacks
Located in Soquel, CA
Stowe Vermont Village Sleigh Ride - Mid Century Winter Figurative Landscape A bright, crisp morning and a sleigh ride through new snow in Stowe, Vermont is this charming winter land...
Canvas, Oil
$4,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.17 in W 24.61 in
Baroque Florentine painter - 17th century figure painting - Crucifixion
Located in Varmo, IT
Tuscan Master (17th century) - Raising of the Cross. 52 x 45.5 cm without frame, 69 x 62.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on panel, in a carved, gilded and painted wooden fram...
Oil, Panel
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Chinoiserie Mural Hand Painted Wallpaper on Blue Gray Silk - Accept Custom Size
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36" W x 96" H. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
Silk
$3,600
H 29 in W 23 in
Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Fun Gallery 1983: Original 1983 Keith Haring illustrated exhibition poster published on the occasion of Haring's historic 1983 show at the Fun Gallery in the East Villag...
Lithograph, Offset
$2,500Sale Price|25% Off
H 28 in W 37 in D 2.75 in
Lyn Crafnant, Snowdonia, N Wales Circa 1900 Oil Painting
By Thomas Huson
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine landscape painting, this oil on canvas of Snowdonia, Wales is by 19th century British artist Thomas Huson, RI, (1844-1920). Signed by artist in lower left, Thomas Huson was a ...
Canvas, Oil
$240,000
H 48 in W 32 in
The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting
By Charles Amable Lenoir
Located in New York, NY
The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926) Oil on canvas 48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.) 58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm) Signed on botto...
Oil
$3,580Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 24 in D 2 in
American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pure mid century abstract expressionist painting. Great colors and movement. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Canvas, Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 26 in D 2 in
Mid Century Mt. Tamalpais in Autumnal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful impasto landscape of a figure and dog walking on a road leading to Mt. Tamalpais by Northern California artist Robin Blair (American, 20th century). Extensive impasto textu...
Canvas, Oil
"Sangre De Cristo Sunrise, Colorado" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Sangre De Cristo Sunrise, Colorado" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the Rocky Mountains caught in the orange light of sunrise which em...
Wood, Oil
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
The British Evacuate Boston - 1932 Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The British Evacuate Boston - 1932 Etching on Paper by Allen Lewis. From the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington." In this piece George Washington is front and ...
Laid Paper, Etching
Harbor Scene
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid impressionist harbor scene with boats and figures by well-known Dutch / American artist Anthony Thieme (1888-1954). Thieme was born in Rotterdam, Holland and, after travel...
Canvas, Oil
Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures" is a captivating painting attributed to the Bolognese School, a prominent art movement from Bologna, Italy, flourishing primarily in the 16t...
Canvas, Oil
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 27 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Abstract Interior Artist Studio Easel Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior easel painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed on verso. Housed in a period modern frame.
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Self Portrait Figurative
By Sandra LaBoue-Erba
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant modernist self-portrait by California artist Sandra Lobue-Erba (American, 1945-2007). Signed lower middle edge. Unframed. Image: 21"H x 20"W. Provenance: Purchased from art...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$9,075
H 23.63 in W 35.04 in D 0.79 in
Landscape with Stream - Oil on Canvas - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Original Oil on Canvas, probably of Dutch School, of the mid-18th Century. Wood Lable attributing the work to E. Williams Senior. Small restoration, otherwise very good condition.
Canvas, Oil
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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