Pravda Collection
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
People Also Browsed
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings
Board, Oil
1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
1960s American Modern Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century American Modern Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Pop Art Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Louis Stettner for sale on 1stDibs
Louis Stettner was an American photographer of the 20th century whose work included streetscapes, portraits and architectural images of New York and Paris. His work has been highly regarded because of its humanity and capturing the life and reality of the people and streets. Starting in 1947, Stettner photographed the changes in the people, culture and architecture of both cities. He continued to photograph New York and Paris up until his death.
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.