Figurative art

What is figurative art?

Sometimes known as Figurativism, figurative art refers to sculptures and paintings that are clearly or specifically derived from real objects, making them representational. The term figurative art is often used in contrast to abstract art. However, since the emergence of abstract art, figurative art has come to describe any form of modern art that has strong references to the real world or actual situations.
Peaches and Technicolor

Luc Tuymans

Peaches and Technicolor , 2013

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Untitled (Portrait)

Sandro Chia

Untitled (Portrait), 1991

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 2,100

Boy in Blue Water

Eric Fischl

Boy in Blue Water, 1988

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 4,550

 No. 9

Yang Shao Bin

No. 9, 2003

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Without title 3

Eric Fischl

Without title 3, 2009

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,000

Without title 2

Eric Fischl

Without title 2, 2009

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,000

Without title 1

Eric Fischl

Without title 1 , 2009

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,000

Trauben

Karin Kneffel

Trauben

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Currently Not Available

Portraits (portfolio)

Rose Wylie

Portraits (portfolio), 2017

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 1,400

Wandmalereien Bern

Gunther Forg

Wandmalereien Bern

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

Currently Not Available

Painting a Cloud on a Wall

Peter Doig

Painting a Cloud on a Wall, 2016

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 10,000

Apocalypse 3

Keith Haring

Apocalypse 3, 1988

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 12,250

Die Grosse...

Georg Baselitz

Die Grosse..., 1992

Limited Edition Print

Serigraph

EUR 1,550

Before The Fourth

Lucian Freud

Before The Fourth, 2004

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 27,000

Things around the house (66 pc)

Rose Wylie

Things around the house (66 pc), 2016

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 30,500

Close Contact

Jenny Saville

Close Contact, 2002

Photography

C-Print

Currently Not Available

Futurism

Futurism was an early 20th-century art movement that sought to capture the energy and dynamism of the modern world. The movement was launched by Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, who published the Manifesto of Futurism on February 20, 1909. Futurism denounced the past and passionately embraced technology, industry, and the speed of modern life.

Intaglio

Intaglio is a printmaking technique where a design is incised below the surface of a metal or stone plate. Ink is applied to the plate, filling the incised lines or depressions, while the surface is wiped clean. The ink in the depressions is then transferred to paper using an etching press. Common intaglio techniques include engraving, etching, and drypoint.

Postmodernism

Postmodernism is an art movement that emerged as a reaction against authority and traditional boundaries, seeking to blur the lines between art and everyday life. It aimed to bridge the gap between the cultural elite and the general public by embracing eclectic mixtures of earlier conventions and styles. Postmodernist art often challenges established norms and celebrates diversity, irony, and pastiche, making it a movement that reflects the complexities of contemporary culture.

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