Paul Guiragossian
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Board
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
People Also Browsed
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Monotype
Vintage 1980s Lebanese Posters
Paper
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1860s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1960s Italian Posters
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
1990s Spanish Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Ink
20th Century Italian Modern Canapes
Leather
Antique 1740s Mexican American Colonial Cabinets
Wood
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Recent Sales
1980s Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Paul Guiragossian For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Paul Guiragossian?
Sally K for sale on 1stDibs
Sally K was born in Ohio following her family’s emigration from Lebanon. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Saudi Arabia, where she stayed until she was 14. Sally attended high school and college in Beirut, where she graduated with a BA in fine arts with distinction from the Lebanese American University of Beirut. In 2013, Sally and her family moved back to the United States and she now paints out of her studio in California. The focus of Sally’s portraits is contemporary women. Her style merges characteristics of abstract expressionism with realism and portrait painting to convey not just the beauty of women, but their confidence and strength as well. They are alluring, flirtatious and demure with an inspiring femininity that Sally describes as the “sensuality, independence and confidence you see in strong women.” Sally’s portraits of women are intensely personal. She states, “The women I paint are an extension of me, of what I feel, how I process my surroundings, my thoughts, my anger, my pleasure. They’re the confident strong women that I strive to be. Sometimes tough and daring, sometimes shy and reserved, but always self-assured and determined; they represent what captivates me in other women; the qualities I admire, and strengths that I strive to gain.” Sally draws inspiration from photography, pop culture and fashion as well as artists ranging from the pop art of Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock to the gilded florals and figures of Gustav Klimt. Her highly regarded paintings have been featured in group and solo shows in Beirut, Dubai, Italy and the USA.
Finding the Right figurative-paintings for You
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.