Victoria Tsemka
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Victoria TsemkaContemporary Abstract Figurative Expressionism Organic Forms On Pink Background, 2023
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws
Cotton, Polyester
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Steel
2010s Nude Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Iron
20th Century American Books
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s French Paintings
Linen, Wood
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.