Willy Russ
1910s Symbolist Figurative Prints
Paper
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century French Paintings
Other
1920s Modern Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Ink, Watercolor
Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century Paintings
Canvas
Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings
Porcelain
Late 20th Century French Paintings
Other
Finding the Right figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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