You will have to go back to Dreaming
Marylin Cavin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,199
Figurative Paintings
Figurative paintings hold a prominent place in contemporary art, blending traditional techniques with modern influences. Unlike abstract art, they depict recognizable subjects—portraits, landscapes, and everyday scenes—while incorporating innovative stylistic elements. Many contemporary figurative artists push the boundaries of this genre, exploring current themes and diverse techniques. Notable painters such as Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton, Liu Xiaodong, and Jenny Saville bring new dimensions to figurative painting through narrative depth and expressive approaches.
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Imperfect Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Faces
Odesola Idowu
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,550
Barques de pêcheurs et pêcheurs au port au clair de lune
Riccardo Colucci
Painting - 25 x 46 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$2,372
Paysage de montagne et sapin enneigé
P. Audemars
Painting - 53 x 63 x 0.5 cm Painting - 20.9 x 24.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,505
Paysans et chevaux avec charrue
Gûo
Painting - 48 x 58 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 22.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,875
Ruisseau de montagne
W. A. Hahn
Painting - 45 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,365
Bouquet de roses
Paolo Alfio Graziani
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,110
Flocons nocturnes, sur Genève
René Sigg
Painting - 54 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,372
Parfum de Vanille
France Courpotin
Painting - 120 x 110 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 1.4 inch
$3,278
Maeste II (Large Painting)
Tomasz Rut
Painting - 127 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 50 x 22 x 1 inch
$6,000
Waiting for my love
Victor Osei
Painting - 101 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 39.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,696
Golden Face
Jose Ladrón de Guevara
Painting - 85 x 68 x 0.2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch
$2,533
Do you look for hope in other peoples eyes
Sava Harris
Painting - 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,890
Petit sentier Corse et olivier
Tony Gardella
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,696
Vendeur de bouées avec ballon de Barcelone
Rosario Heins
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,060 $8,154
1955 Joueur de BANJO Player
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 59 x 50 x 0.75 cm Painting - 23.2 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch
$7,093
Que de la bouche !
Nicolas Denigot
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
$2,861
Wind of Change
Olalekan Adeyemi
Painting - 91.9 x 102.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 40.2 x 1 inch
$2,700
You Will See (Part 3)
Halyna Abramova
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$715
Joy of Twins Mother
Twins Seven Seven
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1 inch
$7,000
Frutos del bosque
Milagros Elorz
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,146
Raz'ebala Vse Ebalo
Anna Bukhareva
Painting - 30.5 x 43.2 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12 x 17 x 0.1 inch
$1,907
Dame à l'éventail
Vittorio Gussoni
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,967
Un bouquet de tulipes
Chantal Roux
Painting - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,156
Conjunction
Ksenia Fedulina (Prostoksyushen)
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,000
Regardless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children, Jewellery
John Ali
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$3,350
Mighty Oak in Summer
Hazel Thomson
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$4,343
Framed by Foliage (The Rebirth) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Men
Desmond Akindoju
Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 inch
$1,850
Anya - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Jewelry, Art Deco
Franklin Ndibam
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
$2,100
Jeune fille au serre tête rouge et étude de nu
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 46 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$4,847
Don't Look Back, Your Life Isn't There Anymore -21st Century, Contemporary Women
Elijah Olanase
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,350
Solitude 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa
Fredrick Idele
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
$2,100
Scene With A Baby Jumper
Hiroya Kurata
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.54 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
$12,500
Ohne Titel (2 Köpfe und Pflanzen)
Ulrike Michaelis
Painting - 31.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$1,073
Vers la Victoire
Ghyslaine Leonelli
Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,788
Not Hopeless
Agbabiaka Johnmark
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,250
Comfort and Grace
Michael Rapoport
Painting - 50 x 34 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,500
Known Delight - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Religious
Wasiu Adelakun
Painting - 121.9 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 40 x 1 inch
$2,000
Lingotti della comunicazione, geometria tattile
Liala Polato Lia-Code
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,172
Una olla de monstruos
Laura Leonicio
Painting - 35 x 21.5 x 0.01 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.5 x 0 inch
$834
Ashabi Oge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women, Fashion
Azeez Muritadoh
Painting - 166.1 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65.4 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,350
Melancholie
Juliane Hundertmark
Painting - 120 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$10,133
Bohemian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Africa, Women
Elisha Nyong
Painting - 101.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,350
Ra’ah (Shepherd)
Merenini Williams
Painting - 81.3 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 25 x 1 inch
$1,800
Discover 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Children, Africa, Balloons
Benjamin Akinsoji
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,150
My Artificial Gaze - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature Woman
Akanji Bolaji
Painting - 129.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51 x 25 x 1 inch
$1,950
Companionship - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Birds, Interior
Achike MiracleAnayo
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800
Cultural Fusion
Godfrey Chukwuebuka
Painting - 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,750
Spring on the Shore of the Aquamarine Ocean
Rusiko Chikvaidze
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,788
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Love and Flowers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,450
Impossible behaviour - 9
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,907
lueur rouge, lithographie originale
Christophe Hohler
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$787