$6,500
Large Figural Abstract Oil Painting Collage LA California Artist Peter Liashkov
Located in Surfside, FL
Decade : Los Angeles Painting in the Seventies Peter Plagens, Lita Albuquerque, Peter Alexander, Charles Chuck Arnoldi, Don Bachardy, Joel Bass, Billy Al Bengston, Tony Berlant, Paul...
Mixed Media, Oil
LADY WITH PICK FAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Among present day artists Max appreciates the work of Richard Schmid, Dan Mc Caw, Peter Liashkov, and Jeremy Lipking. Memberships and Institutes California Art Club, Member Califor...
Canvas, Oil
BLONDE WITH ART DECO NECKLACE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Among present day artists Max appreciates the work of Richard Schmid, Dan Mc Caw, Peter Liashkov, and Jeremy Lipking. Memberships and Institutes California Art Club, Member Califor...
Canvas, Oil
LADY IN BLACK DRESS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Among present day artists Max appreciates the work of Richard Schmid, Dan Mc Caw, Peter Liashkov, and Jeremy Lipking. Memberships and Institutes California Art Club, Member Califor...
Canvas, Oil
LADY WITH MARTINI
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Among present day artists Max appreciates the work of Richard Schmid, Dan Mc Caw, Peter Liashkov, and Jeremy Lipking. Memberships and Institutes California Art Club, Member Califor...
Canvas, Oil
Lady With White Shawl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Among present day artists Max appreciates the work of Richard Schmid, Dan Mc Caw, Peter Liashkov, and Jeremy Lipking. Memberships and Institutes California Art Club, Member Califor...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in
American Large Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 36L x 36H. Signed verso, "Larry Glickman".
Canvas, Oil
$5,700
H 50 in W 40 in
De La Saint - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 62.75 in W 73.5 in D 0.2 in
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist figurative painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 20th century), Circa 1995. Unsigned. From a colle...
Canvas, Oil
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 50 in W 65 in D 1.25 in
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist figurative painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel Dav...
Canvas, Oil
$75,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 56 in W 36 in D 2 in
Large Antique French Avante Garde Abstract Expressionist Surreal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and finely painted French modernist abstract painting by Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994) . Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Artist Bio: Jacques Doucet's work is inextricably bo...
Canvas, Oil
$2,011Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in W 44.89 in
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Canvas, Oil
$1,648Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in W 44.89 in
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Canvas, Oil
$2,150
H 34 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
Figurative Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic and expressive Figurative, abstract expressionist composition by California artist "Aska" (20th Century). Colors swirl together in a controlled but chaotic manner. Patches of...
Canvas, Oil
$2,511Sale Price|20% Off
H 46 in W 32 in
Huge French Contemporary Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Amazing Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition signed by Jacqueline VERDET (French, 1931-2023) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 46 x 32 inches condition: the work is in overall very sound and good con...
Canvas, Oil
$1,556Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 31.5 in
Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of gestural abstraction with dynamic brush strokes and shapes. Do to the composition, the artwork can...
Canvas, Oil
Abstraction 25, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract painting. The palette vigorously mixes light shades of yellow, gray and white, of a certain shape, scattered over the canvas with a spatula. Painting is a way to show the wo...
Oil
$1,648Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in W 43.31 in
Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Approxiate dimensions of this painting are 140 x 110 cm, unstretched canvas is 157 x 113,5 cm Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of ges...
Canvas, Oil
$1,000
H 19.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.1 in
Figures from Theatre, Contemporary Abstract Original Oil Painting
By Norayr Gevorgyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Abstract Figurative Art ARTIST: Norayr Gevorgyan WORK: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard, Unique style, YEAR: 2016 STYLE: Abstract, SUBJECT: Figures from ...
Oil, Board, Cardboard
$1,641Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in W 44.89 in
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Canvas, Oil
$1,030Sale Price|40% Off
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in
Untitled abstract painting mixed media on canvas
By Deyan Valkov
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Deyan Valkov Title: Untitled Year: 2002 (based on the signature) Technique: Mixed media on canvas (oil and material) Dimensions: 21.65 x 18.11 inches Condition: Unframed Thi...
Mixed Media
$1,371Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in
Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of gestural abstraction with dynamic brush strokes and shapes. Do to the composition, the artwork can...
Canvas, Oil
$2,052 / item
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
Our first limited edition fine art print “Les Terrains” is an emotive abstract landscape translated in gouache, charcoal and pastel. Created by artist Christiane Lemieux, there will ...
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning colors on this midcentury painting. Total measurement is 23 in W x 13 in x 1-5/8 in deep. Dated 1/1/1960, E Byard. Painting measurements listed below. The frame is original....
Acrylic
$14,900
H 49.5 in W 61.75 in D 2.75 in
20th Century French Modern Abstract Vintage Oil Painting by Christiane Bastide
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-blue, red vintage Mid-Century modern French abstract oil on canvas painting of a color composition, painted by Christiane Bastide in good condition. Singed on the lower right...
Canvas, Wood
Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
French abstract in tones of blues, black and purple, 1980s. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival pla...
Acrylic
$22,500
H 48.5 in W 62.5 in
Saturday on Wednesday, Large Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting, 20th C.
By Richard Andres
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927–2013) Saturday on Wednesday, c. 1975 acrylic on canvas signed lower right, signed and titled verso 48.5 x 62.5 inches Richard Andres was born in Buff...
Acrylic
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
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.