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Figurative Paintings For Sale
POMERIGGIO by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, black
Located in Paris, FR
POMERIGGIO is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 96 × 120 cm (37.8 × 47.2 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 100 cm x 125 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

ESC
Located in PARIS, FR
After the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona and after graduating in art history, he discovered the United States. He met Julian Schnabel, Ed Ruscha and David Hockney. Back in Europe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Forge by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, fruits, orange tones, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
The Forge is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 97 × 130 cm (38.2 × 51.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vele
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Vele" c. 1990 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Italian artist Lido Bettarini, 1927-2019. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. Also signed on...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Barbie Matisse, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Barbie Matisse" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts a Barbie Doll in a swimsuit with a travel case. The piece is a collage on wood and is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Paper

"Gone Fishing, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Gone Fishing" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts a doll in a swimsuit with the head of a cat and a fishing pole. The piece is a collage o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Paper

"Literary Cats, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace, Cat and Kitten
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Literary Cats" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts a cat holding her kitten and reading a book. The piece is a collage on wood and is read...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Badinter by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, politician, vivid background
Located in Paris, FR
Badinter is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nocturn IV by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese landscape painting, gold leaf, tree, moon
Located in Paris, FR
Nocturn IV is a unique diptych painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with Japanese pigments and gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dimensi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

In the Cherries by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, berries, bird, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
In the Cherries is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Irruption by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, fruits, yellow tones, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
Irruption is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 73 × 92 cm (28.7 × 36.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

RONDO E by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, earth tone
Located in Paris, FR
RONDO E is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 135 × 181 cm (53.1 × 71.3 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Claude Lepape, Still life with keys, Oil on Isorel panel
Located in PARIS, FR
Claude Lepape (1913-1994) Portrait par l’objet de Madame Robert Thion de la Chaume (née Marie Le Blan) Oil on Isorel panel Signed “CLAUDE LEPAPE” lower right 33 x 45.5 cm Old frame w...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Master of Things, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art master
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

"Orange Dog" American Modern oil painting of man sitting with two dogs
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Orange Dog" is an American Modern oil painting of a man sitting with two dogs. Massachusetts. Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major figura...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

SREP by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, earth tones
Located in Paris, FR
SREP is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 97 × 130 cm (38.2 × 51.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

LAB-P by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, warm tones
Located in Paris, FR
LAB-P is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 60 × 50 cm (23.6 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Shelter by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga, pine tree, green tones, pigments
Located in Paris, FR
Shelter is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with natural mineral pigments, copper leaf, Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are 120 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Copper

Ivory and Ebony: two girls friends in a landscape. Art Deco
Located in Firenze, IT
Ivory and Ebony: two girls friends in a landscape. Art Deco Circa 1930 - 1940. Medium-large format painting from the Art Deco period.   The two girl friends.   Painting signed lower ...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

Spring Rain by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers, wisteria
Located in Paris, FR
Spring Rain is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, silver leaf, dimensions are 110 × ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Silver

Birth by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary oil painting, seascape, wave, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Birth is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 80 × 80 × 4 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 1.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Figurative/Female/Portrait/Florals/Pattern_Say Something_Anna Kincaide_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE "Say Something" Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas 60 x 60 inches Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna Kinca...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil

"Trust, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace, Cat in Gown with Birds
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Trust" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts a cat in a dress with a lace collar and several birds. The piece is a collage on wood and is re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Paper

FLORENCE by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, cityscape
Located in Paris, FR
FLORENCE is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 170 × 240 cm (66.9 × 94.5 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

TORRUB by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, red tones, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
TORRUB is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 150 × 150 cm (59.1 × 59.1 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 154 cm x 154 cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Two Brothers by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil on canvas painting, landscape, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Two Brothers is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Valérie de Sarrieu, dimensions are 83 cm × 116 cm (32.7 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wandelsgrund by Emanuel Schulze - Architecture and landscape oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
Wandelsgrund is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Emanuel Schulze, dimensions are 140 × 110 cm (55.1 × 43.3 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tribute to Rodin 5 by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Tribute to Rodin 5 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, pastel, acrylic, engraving and collage on cardboard mounted on canv...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving

Quince Flowers by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, floral motif, spring
Located in Paris, FR
Quince Flowers is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 80 × 120 cm (31.5 × 47.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hardangervidda #3 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, snowy mountain, winter
Located in Paris, FR
Hardangervidda #3 is a unique oil on laminated wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 150 × 230 cm (59.1 × 90.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Age of Reason I by Joachim Van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, scull
Located in Paris, FR
The Age of Reason I is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 135 × 145 cm (53.1 × 57.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Conference Pears by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, fruits, green tones
Located in Paris, FR
Conference Pears is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 130 × 81 cm (51.2 × 31.9 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

May by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, flora, blue flowers, spring mood
Located in Paris, FR
May is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 120 × 80 cm (47.2 × 31.5 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ce...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Narvik No. 2 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, snowy mountain, winter
Located in Paris, FR
Narvik No. 4 is a unique oil on wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in). The artwork is signed and comes with a certi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

The Outburst by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary oil painting, seascape, wave
Located in Paris, FR
The Outburst is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Della" (FRAMED) Painting 19" x 22" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Della" (FRAMED) Painting 19" x 22" inch by Antonio Pelayo Medium: Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate Size: 13" x 15" inch Size framed: 19" x 22" inch Artist Antonio Pelayo,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

"Mystery" Oil Painting 43" x 31.5" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mystery" Oil Painting 43" x 31.5" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer. But the area of her occupation is painting and such a tradit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tableware" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tableware" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, incompr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Abstract Visage VI" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage VI" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Under the Morello Cherries by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, berries
Located in Paris, FR
Under the Morello Cherries is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 89 × 116 cm (35 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coast of Bagamoyo by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, clouds
Located in Paris, FR
Coast of Bagamoyo is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed and comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Favela Triptych I" Painting 71" x 31.5" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Favela Triptych I" Painting 71" x 31.5" inch by Mohamed Hussein Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mangroves in Casamance No.3 by Calo Carratalá - Senegal landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Mangroves in Casamance No.3 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Wood, Pencil

No. 200 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, mixed media, orange
Located in Paris, FR
No. 200 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, charcoal, pastels and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 150 × 100 cm (59.1 × 3...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Acrylic

The night by Franco Salas Borquez - Black & white painting, ocean waves, sea
Located in Paris, FR
The night is a unique pigments, acrylics and pastel on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 150 × 212 cm (59.1 × 83.5 in). The artwork is sign...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Acrylic, Pigment

Do Astronauts Need Art? (#1) by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, orange
Located in Paris, FR
Do Astronauts Need Art? (#1) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 cm × 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is sold framed. D...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harvesting Cotton - Original Oil Painting - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Harvesting Cotton is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1981. Mixed colored oil on canvas Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower margin Included a brown wooden...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Red Houses No. 3 by Calo Carratalá - Snowy landscape painting, forest, Norway
Located in Paris, FR
Red Houses No. 3 is a unique oil on wood painting from the Norway series by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in). The artwork is sig...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Green Iron Jungles N1 by Calo Carratalá - Round painting, landscape, green
Located in Paris, FR
Green Iron Jungles N1 is a unique round acrylic on iron and matte varnish painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, diameter is 150 cm (59.1 in). The artwork is signed,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Iron

Untitled II by Valérie de Sarrieu - Tempera and oil on canvas landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled II is a unique tempera and oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Valérie de Sarrieu, dimensions are 130 × 162 cm (51.2 × 63.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold unfram...
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Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Tempera

Latoue road by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil on canvas painting, landscape
Located in Paris, FR
Latoue road is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Valérie de Sarrieu, dimensions are 27 x 35 cm (10.6 × 13.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bagamoyo by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, boats, blue, black
Located in Paris, FR
Bagamoyo is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed and comes with a cert...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ramparts - Inspiration Portrait of a Lone Soldier Staring Out at Viewer, Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
William Blake’s oil painting asks us to perceive the powerful layers of history that shape both art and memory. In Blake’s painting is a man, but what Blake painted is an idea. Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory. Artist, William Blake channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. William Blake Ramparts oil on linen 24h x 30w in 60.96h x 76.20w cm WIL048 Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war. The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision. For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Bull XV by Christophe Dupety - Animal painting, abstract, red, vivid colours
Located in Paris, FR
Bull XV is a unique acrylic on paper painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Reflection No. 5 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, green Amazon rainforest
Located in Paris, FR
Reflection No. 5 is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 122 × 182 cm (48 × 71.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Spanish artist Calo Carratalá, who has been on multiple expeditions to Peru...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Perpetual by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary oil painting, seascape, waves
Located in Paris, FR
Perpetual is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 100 × 200 cm (39.4 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stripes by Emanuel Schulze - Architecture and landscape oil painting, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Stripes is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Emanuel Schulze, dimensions are 100 × 80 cm (39.4 × 31.5 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Barcas en Bagamoyo II by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, boats
Located in Paris, FR
Barcas en Bagamoyo II is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 94 × 158 cm (37 × 62.2 in). The artwork is signed and comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Figurative Paintings for Sale

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.

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