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"Stages of Grief" by Rizaldy - Disrupted Realism Dark Figurative Nude Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
In "Stages of Grief", Rizaldy delves into the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
A pair - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Realism, Earth tones, Dog
By Marek Okrassa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MAREK OKRASSA.
Born in 1975, he studied painting in the studio of professor M. Swieszewski and
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ENVELOP - Contemporary Figurative Realism / Swimmer / Diver / Water
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener. The painting is signed.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
New York City working women are depicted in Jo Cain's figurative interior painting "Seamstresses
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
HISSING OF SUMMER - Contemporary Figurative Scene / Painterly Realism / Summer
By Gary Ruddell
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by artist Gary Ruddell.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Untitled (holding apple) - pensive, female, figurative, realism, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
oil painting is predominantly rendered in white, black and brown—the woman’s face is rosy, her long
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Welcome - Large Format Painting, Photorealistic, Modern Oil Painting, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin from 1999-2000, and then from 2000-2005 in the Painting Department of the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
Located in New York, NY
in the American scene style, the modernist work shows figurative realism.
Thomas Attardi was born in
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field
By Harry Sternberg
Located in New York, NY
Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field
Harry Sternberg
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Harry Gottlieb (1895 - 1993). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1930 lower right. Framed. Image size, 18 x 24 inches.
Harry Gottlieb, painter, screenprinter, educator, and lithograph...
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Atlantis, Large Surrealist Oil Painting. Viennese Fantastic Realism
By Peter Kolin
Located in Surfside, FL
Renaissance and Age of the Baroque. In Mannerist paintings composition had no focal point and space could be
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Atlantis, Large Surrealist Oil Painting. Viennese Fantastic Realism
By Peter Kolin
Located in Surfside, FL
Renaissance and Age of the Baroque. In Mannerist paintings composition had no focal point and space could be
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MOTHER AND CHILD - realism family baby seascape nursery painting
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mother and Child realist seascape, figurative painting depicts a mother and her baby looking our r
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Condensation Trails - Modern Landscape Oil Painting, Realism, Cityscape, Blue
By Wiktor Jackowski
Located in Salzburg, AT
, to figurative depictions. The interest of the artist in optical phenomena such as a flash, light
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Afternoon In The Garden": Fantastic Realism Painting Golden With Animals
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative painting in oil and acrylic on canvas, horizontal format. A journey through the universe
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Little Mother - 19th Century Victorian Realism Oil Painting Charles Dickens
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
. Whilst still a pupil he began producing the kind of provocative social realism paintings which were to
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Desert 2 - Contemporary tempera painting, Young art, Realism, Polish artist
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
A subway - Contemporary tempera painting, Young art, Realism, Polish artist
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
The Burning Building 2 - Modern Landscape Oil Painting, Realism, Cityscape
By Wiktor Jackowski
Located in Salzburg, AT
, to figurative depictions. The interest of the artist in optical phenomena such as a flash, light
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Suitors" Conceptual Realism
By Henry David Potwin
Located in Houston, TX
This painting depicts the scene of a female figure surrounded by three male figures, the artists
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
When the Sun comes down - Polish Young Art, Realism, Photorealistic Oil Painting
By Aleksandra Kalisz
Located in Warsaw, PL
Painting included within the Final of the Eibisch Prize Contest 2018.
ALEKSANDRA KALISZ
Born in
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"So, this is it", Eye Painting, Realistic, Realism, Acrylic, Spray Paint on Wood
By My Dog Sighs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, beige, brown, white, and grey painting of an eye titled "So, this is it" is an original
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
JAMES ROY - ORIGINAL OIL CANVAS - REALISM ARTIST - " NO TITLE"
By Jaimes Roy
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Work of the Argentine artist JAIMES ROY
Mixed technique on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
KIMONO FLOWER, female figure on red background, nude, contemporary realism
By Sharon Sprung
Located in New York, NY
Sharon Sprung continues to explore complex figurative arrangements set against vivid textiles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Rehearsal" Mid 20th Century Modernism Theatre Broadway American Scene Realism
By Martin Zipin
Located in New York, NY
"Rehearsal" Mid 20th Century Modernism Theatre Broadway American Scene Realism
Martin Zipin (1920
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large. 42 x 52 inches
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The West End - original realism architectural cityscape London oil paint
Located in London, Chelsea
employs American realism and is based on portraying society on a magnified level of detail. Initiating her
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Laurel", Oil on canvas, modern realism, female portrait with green eyes
By Erin Cone
Located in Dallas, TX
: 20 x 20 x 2 inches / 51 x 51 x 5 cm
Known for her bold visionary take on figurative realism, Erin
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure of a Boy Walking, Ancel Nunn, Egg Tempera Realism
By Ancel Nunn
Located in New York, NY
Major. During this period he did little or no painting. He was recalled to active duty in 1963 and
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Board
"Don Quixote at the Windmill " William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
magazine and the politically 'left-wing' publication, "New Masses."
Gropper's painting, Youngstown Strike
Category
1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit.
Max Arthur Cohn
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
Large oil on canvas
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway
By Iver Rose
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway
Iver Rose 1899
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical.
Howard Norton
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC
By Harry Sternberg
Located in New York, NY
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC. 24 x 29 ½ inches
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Saul Kovner (1904
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Syd J. Browne (1907
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Jo Cain (1904
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L
Engle
Located in New York, NY
end of Bill's career and life he returned to figurative painting. One such rather "wild" painting is
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Daniel Ralph
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan. Signed lower right
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
JADE WITH GRAFFITI, new york city streets, graffiti on wall, photo-realism
By Vincent Giarrano
Located in New York, NY
Vincent Giarrano captures the beauty that exists in people moving through daily life, with a particular focus on the young woman in the big city.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, .30 1/4 x 22 1/4
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in New York, NY
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
Philip Reisman
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Shield of Ariadne, Round oil on canvas, strong female portrait w horns, realism
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
layering and wet-sanding technique as she is painting. This gives a layered and complex feeling to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Birch
Shield of Coronis, Round oil on canvas, strong female portrait w wings, realism
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
layering and wet-sanding technique as she is painting. This gives a layered and complex feeling to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Birch, Oil
Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism
By Maurice Kish
Located in New York, NY
Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism. 16 x 16 inches
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Multitudes, Oil Painting
By Hilary Clarcq
Located in Denver, CO
paintings that combine realism with expressive abstraction. Often surreal and dream-like, her work favors
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated "1942" lower right
Born Joseph Carl Meffert in Germany, he befriended Käthe Kollwitz and Otto Nagel in Berlin in the 1930s. Thanks to their support, Meffert produce...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board
Madonna with a Child - Contemporary tempera painting, Young art, Realism
By Anna Wardega
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA
Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's
Category
2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Life", Figurative Oil Painting, Floral, Tree, Green, Landscape, Realism
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Life" is a 23in x 36in original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame.
Artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red beret - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Portrait
By Janusz Szpyt
Located in Warsaw, PL
painting, one realizes that realism can always defend itself. Especially, when it tells us the truth about
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Barcas pesqueras". Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscape, waterscap
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscapa, waterscape, pastel colors
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Draft 2 - Polish Young Art, Realism, Drawing, Woman, Monochromatic
By Aleksandra Kalisz
Located in Warsaw, PL
States and Poland. He deals with painting, video and artistic fabric. In her works she focuses mainly on
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Draft 6 - Polish Young Art, Realism, Drawing, Woman, Monochromatic
By Aleksandra Kalisz
Located in Warsaw, PL
States and Poland. He deals with painting, video and artistic fabric. In her works she focuses mainly on
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Draft 3 - Polish Young Art, Realism, Drawing, Woman, Monochromatic
By Aleksandra Kalisz
Located in Warsaw, PL
States and Poland. He deals with painting, video and artistic fabric. In her works she focuses mainly on
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Draft 4 - Polish Young Art, Realism, Drawing, Woman, Monochromatic
By Aleksandra Kalisz
Located in Warsaw, PL
States and Poland. He deals with painting, video and artistic fabric. In her works she focuses mainly on
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
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On 1stDibs, there are several options of figurative realism paintings available for sale. Finding the ideal Contemporary, Photorealist or Impressionist examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the figurative realism paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of black, gray, brown, beige and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Julita Malinowska, Wiktor Jackowski, Robert Bubel, Aleksandra Kalisz and Erin Cone are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.
How Much are Figurative Realism Paintings?
Figurative realism paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,706, while the lowest priced sells for $181 and the highest can go for as much as $94,000.
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.
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Questions About Figurative Realism Paintings
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024The artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting is Edward Hopper. Throughout the early 20th century, he created paintings of New York City that captured the feelings of isolation associated with urban life. His best-known works include Nighthawks, Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edward Hopper art.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024One of the most famous Realism paintings made by Jean-François Millet is called The Gleaners. It depicts three peasant women working in a field. Millet produced the oil painting in 1857, and it is now part of the collections of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. Other notable works by the French artist include The Angelus, Shepherdess with Her Flock and Man with a Hoe. On 1stDibs, explore a range of Jean-François Millet art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The first Italian painter to paint realistic figures was Giotto di Bondone. His works marked a departure from the elongated, stylized forms common in early Christian art and served as inspiration for Italian Renaissance painters. Giotto's most famous paintings include Lamentation, the Ognissanti Madonna, the Kiss of Judas and Pentecost. Explore a diverse assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.
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