UGallery Figurative Paintings
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Two figures sit around a fire and feed its flame. Ornamental elements surround them, creating a visual rhythm. The composition blends recognizable figures and a...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A man sits cross-legged on a bench, his head cropped from the frame. The focus shifts to his posture, clothing, and the way his body occupies space. By removing...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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The painting hits immediately with confrontation. That mechanical immediacy produces an adrenaline response: tension, alarm, the urge to duck or to meet the fig...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Three women stand poised in quiet communion. Flowing white forms and dark bodices balance softness and strength. Floral motifs echo their inner lives, suggestin...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Oil
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Artist Onelio Marrero often strolls along the beaches in New Jersey, enjoying the sight of people walking along the shoreline. In this painting, he depicts a wi...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Oil
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A ballerina leaps into the air with a dog behind her, seemingly following her steps. In this painting, artist Keith Thomson drew inspiration from Pyotr Ilyich T...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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A woman walks along the water's edge, enjoying the quiet solitude of the sea. She sinks into a meditative trance as the world fades away. Soft linen lifts in th...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A mother watches as her child searches for small treasures in the sand as the golden afternoon light shines across the shore. She savors this timeless scene of ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Oil
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Muted grays and warm earth tones come together in this atmospheric scene, capturing the quiet pause that follows a rainfall. Expressive brushstrokes and layered...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Acrylic
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A man in a suit holds a woman as she leans back. The limited palette helps the viewer to take in the scene quickly and emotionally. Her teal dress creates a nea...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A bride and two of her bridesmaids hold bouquets. The composition focuses on ritual and repetition, with the three women cropped at the neck and waist forming a...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Three anthropomorphized hares and a cowboy stand side by side. Grey and blue stripes visually separate the figures from each other. The stylized suits give the ...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
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A man with a tall hat and a patterned suit dominates the composition. A smaller figure floats in the upper left corner. A flat green background creates a strong...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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People walk and chat along a New York City sidewalk. Buildings rise on the left, and trees offer shade on the right, creating a lively balance of architecture a...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A woman in a white shirt over a black bikini strolls along a wooden boardwalk. Tall grasses sway on both sides, with lush greenery rising to the left. The sce...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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In a shaft of late-afternoon light, a woman sits half-submerged in an antique tub. The deep green walls around her fall into shadow. She looks at her rubber duc...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A lone figure stands before a slot machine set against a wide Western horizon. The barren landscape reflects a sense of modern isolation. The man isn’t gambli...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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On a summer afternoon, a woman pauses on the High Line after a visit to the nearby Whitney Museum. Coneflowers and sunflowers frame the scene, with the Hudson R...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Three figures stand side by side, their colorful attire standing out against the warm background. This artwork is part of artist John McCabe's EP release, Belmo...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A girl lifts her skirt as she dances with her partner, not shown in the frame. Her pose communicates a quiet, ambiguous narrative. The slight twist of the torso...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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The painting features two dancers mid-dance, with only their legs shown in the frame. The woman's swirling skirt suggests a sudden lift or spin. The cropped per...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Four stylized figures stand in a row against alternating blue and gray vertical panels. Each wears a distinct, patterned suit that highlights their personalitie...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A woman’s blue dress twists and turns as she dances. The cropped composition focuses attention on her body language and the way fabric and skin respond to mov...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
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This modern painting features a dancer in mid-slide. The contrast between his bright, colorful tie and the otherwise muted, neutral palette of his outfit and ba...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A girl with a yellow Gerbera daisy for a head holds an orange refrigerator with human limbs in one hand and a cupcake topped with a telephone on the other. This...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A vintage sedan cuts through a blazing blue desert sky as the driver glances out the window, caught between curiosity and concern. He knows mirages are common i...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Artist Marie-Eve Champagne combines collage and surrealist techniques in this piece, using carefully curated imagery to invite reflection on our constructed nar...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Arden Rose presents a painting that is a journey through color, memory, and place. The subject’s bold gaze and vibrant red garment draw the viewer in, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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This painting celebrates the captivating presence of a redhead. Her auburn hair glows against a backdrop of soft blue hues, while her gaze is both engaging and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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This impressionist work by artist Warren Keating presents a compelling interplay of light and form from an uncommon vantage point. The composition offers a top-...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Oil
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Artist Guigen Zha presents a stylized portrait of a woman’s head, adorned with floral and tree-like elements against a backdrop of blue sky, moon, and seascap...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A woman in a striped shirt and blue jeans lies on her stomach, one hand supporting her head. Her blonde hair falls forward and partly covers her face. The scene...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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The painting depicts a girl taking a selfie, with only part of her face visible. She wears a white, cropped shirt and stands against a yellow background. Artist...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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This painting captures an intimate moment between two dancers. Artist Duane Brown uses a restrained yet intentional palette. The pale dress of the woman contras...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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During the silent film era in Hollywood, the most dramatic scenes were often filmed amid the noise of hammering, sawing, and construction all around. Here, one ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Three friends gather outside an apartment building, their figures softened by hazy brushwork and a softened palette. The painting evokes the echoes of youth and...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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This painting is a modern reinterpretation of the English nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub, Three Men in a Tub," first published in Mother Goose's Melody in 1798. I...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A solitary man on a subway platform stands in a pool of light. He stares down the dark tunnel as if by sheer will he could summon the train. Others, he admits...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Artist Carey Parks paints a woman lounging by the pool in Novato, California. She uses a photo of her mother-in-law as a reference....
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Acrylic
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A performer leans toward the mirror, applying a final touch of lipstick beneath the glow of vanity lights. Clad in a star-spangled top and Uncle Sam hat, she re...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A young boy sleeps on a couch with his plastic sword. He peacefully enters the dreamland with his favorite symbolic attire and a heroic pillowcase. The early mo...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Oil
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A geisha, dressed in a traditional kimono, walks along a stone path beside water. The bold, red obi adorned with an organic motif contrasts with the soft green ...
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Acrylic
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A woman in a green bathing cap gazes to her side. A ray of color extends from her line of sight, suggesting her contemplation of what lies ahead. Retro imagery,...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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Mirrored to create two identical figures, a woman in a green swimming cap and bathing suit raises her hand to her forehead, as if scanning the horizon. Colorful...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A woman looks ahead, confident in her next move. Her large white eyeglasses reflect the blue and yellow splattered background, symbolizing her decision-making a...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A portrait of a woman wearing sunglasses emerges from a circular frame. Green and red stripes create rhythm in the dark background, while bright orange poppies ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A woman with a blue face, lips, and hair wears white sunglasses with pink lenses. Static diagonal lines in the yellow background create a sense of direction and...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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This diptych shows two women wearing bold sunglasses with bright pink lenses. The sun and its rays connect across both panels, while bird of paradise flowers bl...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A woman gazes through oversized round sunglasses. Reflections of pink, purple, and orange ripple across the lenses and background. The vivid palette gives the p...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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This primitive-style painting captures a man and woman strolling with their pets on a radiant fall day. Bold, smudged outlines define the figures with raw simpl...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A figure, viewed from above, confronts an overwhelming mass of books, echoing the anxieties about the saturation of information in contemporary society. The sce...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Oil
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Three women wearing swimsuits depict a joyful summertime feeling. Their figures, painted in arbitrary colors, stand out against the neutral background. The laye...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art
Acrylic
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Caught in a moment of decision-making, a swimmer raises both hands to her forehead and scans her view. Whether choosing a lane or facing something larger in lif...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A stylized portrait presents a girl crowned with flowers. Bold flat colors, simplified forms, and geometric shapes lend the piece an Art Deco flair, while also ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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This stylized portrait depicts a girl's head and shoulders, her pale green face glowing like moonlight. Pastel hues swirl through her hair, forming the impressi...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A stylized portrait depicts a girl using bold blocks of color. Her face appears simplified and almost sculptural, rendered in muted tones of beige, grey, and pi...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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A Tibetan woman holding a prayer wheel and beads radiates quiet devotion. Painted in a classical realist style, the layers of multi-step glazing and subtle tona...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A young Tibetan girl on her way to school symbolizes the start of a new semester and a new life. The sun overhead casts shadows on her form, revealing the textu...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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This classical realist portrait presents a young woman wearing traditional clothing and a vivid red scarf. A golden glow surrounds her figure, echoing the warmt...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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A solitary man stands in a pale, windswept landscape, his weathered face and sheepskin coat conveying resilience and quiet dignity. Textured brushwork and delicate glazing bring out the tactile qualities of fur and skin, while muted gray tones reflect the stark plateau and enduring perseverance. This oil painting in classical realism fuses traditional techniques with a profound cultural narrative.
About the Artist
Artist David Qiyi Liu paints realist works in oil, blending traditions of naturalism, neoclassicism, and elements of photorealism and impressionism. “I create this work because I believe painting has the power to honor life with care and to reveal the quiet poetry of the world around us,†says David. His subjects range from portraiture and Tibetan life to landscapes and still lifes, all reflecting his reverence for both individuality and universality. Influenced by masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velázquez, and Andrew Wyeth, he strives to unite technical precision with emotional resonance. After receiving a Fine Art degree in 1977 and a Master’s in Oil Painting in 1988, David taught for more than thirty years in China before moving to the United States in 2022. He now works from his Flushing, New York studio, where morning light fills his space with clarity and calm. Outside of painting, he enjoys studying original works in museums, exploring art books, and guiding students in their creative growth.
Words that describe this painting: man, sheepskin, coat, cultural, heritage, figure, Andrew Wyeth, Jules Bastien Lepage...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
