Sharon Yavis
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
People Also Browsed
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paint
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paint
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Canvas
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paper
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century English Paintings
Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paint
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Linen
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.
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