$9,500
H 37 in W 46.5 in D 2 in
"July", Olga Suvorova, Oil on Canvas, Figurative Realism, Landscape, 37x46
By Olga Suvorava
Located in Dallas, TX
"July" by Olga Suvorova is an Oil on Canvas painting measuring 37x46 in. and is a prime colorful
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
H 42 in W 31 in D 2 in
"Tania", Olga Suvorova, Oil on Canvas, Figurative Realism, Cat, Floral, 42x31
By Olga Suvorava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Tania" by Olga Suvorova is an Oil on Canvas painting measuring 42.5x31.5 in. and is a prime
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 53 in D 1 in
"Abduction of Europa", Olga Suvorova, Oil on Canvas, 36x53 in., Fantasy Realism
By Olga Suvorava
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Abduction of Europa" by Olga Suvorova is an Oil on Canvas painting measuring 36.5x53 and is a
Canvas, Oil
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H 38 in W 58 in D 1 in
"Versailles", Olga Suvorava, Oil on Canvas, Russian Figurative Realism
By Olga Suvorava
Located in Dallas, TX
the mood of the story she is trying to tell. The lavish works of Olga Suvorova (Russian, b. 1966
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$12,950
H 38.75 in W 54.5 in D 2.25 in
19th Century Oil on Canvas Bacchante Group Attributed to Leopold Schmutzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large 19th century oil on canvas Bacchante group depicting two allegorical young semi-nude maidens dancing with pan, attributed to Leopold Schmutzler (1864-1941). Signed (Lower-Rig...
Canvas, Giltwood
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$10,252
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Midday nap- 21st century painting of a girl in a red dress on a blue sofa
By Ksenya Istomina
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina 'Midday Nap' 60 x 80 cm ( Frame is included in price, size framed in a black frame form the pictures is: Oil on linen, framed Painted after life, the artist always ...
Linen, Oil
$285,461Sale Price|20% Off
H 52 in W 40 in D 2 in
Exotic - Scottish 1920's exhibited 'Glasgow Girl' art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning much exhibited 1920's Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted Glasgow Girl artist Norah Nielson Gray. Painted circa 1923, the model for the painting was Rita McIlrai...
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
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
$2,800
H 48.5 in W 51.25 in D 2 in
The First Lovers, an Art Nouveau "Adam and Eve"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Working in the Art Nouveau period style of Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, artist Irina V. Karkabi has given form in this painting to the unimaginable, the moments whereby B...
Canvas, Oil
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.9 in W 30.52 in
Beautiful Italian Art Nouveau Portrait of two women
By Adriano Goby
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Italian Art Nouveau style portrait of two women by Adriano Goby. Signed low-right.
Canvas, Oil
$124,500
H 93.5 in W 61.38 in D 2.38 in
Fine 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Triumph of Flora" Attr. Ferdinand Wagner II
By Ferdinand Wagner II 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large 19th century Louis XV style Whimsical Neoclassical Revival style Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Flora" attributed to Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927), sch...
Giltwood, Canvas
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
$65,700
H 38 in W 52 in D 3 in
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
Oil
Antique 1915 Large Art Nouveau Semi Nude woman
By Joseph Tomanek
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Rare Art Nouveau painting by Joseph Tomanek (1889-1974), depicting a child prancing around for several semi-nude woman in field. Highly Decorative and painted with beautif...
Oil
$9,900Sale Price|47% Off
H 69 in W 45.5 in D 16 in
Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
Brass
$86,800
H 48 in W 56 in D 2 in
H. Guérault (French, 19th/20th Century) "The Little Prince" Oil on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Exquisite Quality French Art Nouveau oil on canvas painting of an elegant lady and pup, titled "The Little Prince" / "Le Dauphin no. 51" (on exhibition label affixed to the stretcher...
Canvas, Oil
Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...
Copper
$10,000
H 10 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
Art Nouveau Illustration Women and Children in the Woods
Located in Miami, FL
Complex Art Nouveau patterns intertwined with gracefull figures define this work by American Artist and illustrator, teacher and lecturer Mildred Bailey Carpenter. Signed in cartouc...
Gouache, Paper, Board
Olga Suvorova was born in Russia in 1966. Her work is a nostalgia for the St. Petersburg “World of Art” movement with its retrospective and love of the 18th century. Suvorova, who comes from a family of artists, studied monumental composition at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. She is known for her portraiture, both at home in Russia and around the world. Suvorova’s work has been featured in shows in the United States, China and countries throughout Europe and she exhibits regularly in Paris and London.
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.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.