Peter J Greenhill
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Canvas
1880s English School Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-War Landscape Paintings
Cotton, Oil, Canvas
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1990s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1870s English School Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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.