Teresa, Oil Figurative Painting, 21st Century, 50x59 cm, Excellent
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
$919Sale Price|20% Off
A Girl - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Pink and Teal
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
$643Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait - Oil figurative painting, Blue, Warm tones, Big eyes
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
$726Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Pink, Warm tones, Big eyes
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
$505Sale Price|20% Off
Girl in an orange dress - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Portrait
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
$643Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Red
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
Portrait - XXI century, Afro American- Oil figurative painting,
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
ARTIST: MARLENA NIZIO (1959-2021) Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
$735Sale Price|20% Off
Girl with braids - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Portrait, Bright colors
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of the only woman
Located in Warsaw, PL
Let us be brave and wise enough to see and accept it.” Professor Jerzy Nowosielski
Canvas, Oil
A Girl - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Brown
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
A Girl - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Red
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
Cracow - XX century, Oil figurative painting, Landscape
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
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H 27.96 in W 19.3 in
Girl in a green dress - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Portrait
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
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H 13 in W 10.63 in
Our Lady of Ostra Brama-XXI century Oil figurative painting Religious Christian
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
Portrait from Kenia - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Pastel colours
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
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H 22 in W 30 in
French Polish Woman Modernist Grenouille Abstract Nude Aquatint Etching
By Barbara Kwasniewska
Located in Surfside, FL
Distinguished contemporary artists include Roman Opalka, Wilhelm Sasnal, Leon Tarasewicz, Jerzy Nowosielski, Wojciech Siudmak, Miroslaw Balka, and Katarzyna Kozyra and Zbigniew Wasie...
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H 39.38 in W 27.56 in
Kenyan's portrait - Afro American, Figurative oil painting, Female portrait
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
ARTIST: MARLENA NIZIO (1959-2021) Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
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H 14.97 in W 20.48 in D 1.19 in
Krzysztofa Zwierz-Ciok (1963-2016), Polish artist. Abstract composition.
Located in København, Copenhagen
She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in Jerzy Nowosielski's studio, from which she graduated in 1991.
Other
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H 23.63 in W 15.75 in
Our Lady of Włodzimierz-XXI century Oil figurative painting Religious Christian
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Canvas, Oil
Angel - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Religious
By Marlena Nizio
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Oil, Board
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H 22.25 in W 30 in
French Polish Woman Modernist Nocturne Abstract Nude Aquatint Etching
By Barbara Kwasniewska
Located in Surfside, FL
Distinguished contemporary artists include Roman Opalka, Wilhelm Sasnal, Leon Tarasewicz, Jerzy Nowosielski, Wojciech Siudmak, Miroslaw Balka, and Katarzyna Kozyra and Zbigniew Wasie...
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 12 in D 1 in
Gaze 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion
By Gobe Joseph
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Gob...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,330
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 0.79 in
Rene's Gaze, Impressionist Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2023
By Oksana 5
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Rene's Gaze" is a powerful and mesmerizing figurative portrait that explores the depths of inner peace, dignity, and silent strength. Although her eyes are softly closed, her presen...
Oil
$2,064
H 40 in W 24 in
Clarice. Contemporary Figurative Painting 40 inches by 24
By Samantha Millington
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic on canvas Signed
Acrylic
$1,066
H 23.5 in W 15.5 in
French Abstract Portrait Picasso Style Blue Colour Original Oil Painting
By Beatrice Werlie
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Portrait, Picasso Style, Blue Colour ,Original Oil Painting By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 23.5 x 15.5 i...
Oil
$1,250
H 26 in W 22 in
Contemporary portrait oil painting female subject impressionist colorful signed
By Christiane Bouret
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Christiane Bouret is a painter that works with oil paint to create figurative artworks and portraits, and the present painting is an excellent example of her work. In the image, we s...
Canvas, Oil
$2,970
H 23.88 in W 18 in
Birgit Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 21st Century, 24x18 in Portrait
By Carolyn Schlam
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Signed on the verso
Canvas, Oil
$725
H 11 in W 2 in D 9 in
Alison Duncan, Female Portrait Painting, Contemporary Figurative Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alison Duncan’s Magda is an intimate contemporary portrait that brings a fresh, painterly sensibility to the timeless tradition of figurative art. Duncan focuses closely on her subje...
Acrylic, Panel
$976
H 24.02 in W 19.69 in D 0.6 in
Contemporary expressive figurative portrait oil painting of a woman on canvas
By Natalya Mougenot
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary figurative painting "Embrace your strengths" featuring a woman with long black hair wearing a dark blue blouse on a red background makes part of my series dedicate...
Oil, Canvas
$1,850
H 20 in W 16 in
Portrait with Blue Eyes, Modern Oil Painting by Miriam Bromberg
By Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Portrait with Blue Eyes Miriam Bromberg Oil on Canvas Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: 20 x 16 inches
Oil
$517
H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
Contemporary Abstract Figurative Painting of woman's portrait "Silent core"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Silent Core” is a contemporary abstract figurative painting created by French artist Natalya Mougenot — a piece designed for fine art collectors seeking emotional depth, bold minima...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Woman" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sam Millington
Located in Brecon, Powys
Samantha Millington’s unique style of figurative art pops and zings from the canvas while also nodding in the direction of cubism and goddess figures from pre-history. Both thoughtfu...
Oil, Acrylic
$750
H 8 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
"Skeptic" (2023) by Lisa Fricker, Original Oil Portrait Painting
By Lisa Fricker
Located in Denver, CO
Lisa Fricker's "Skeptic" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a young girl, it measures 8 x 8 inches and is unframed but ready to hang.
Linen, Oil, Panel
$825
H 13 in W 11 in D 9 in
Alison Duncan, Lia, Contemporary Figurative Portrait Painting on Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alison Duncan's Lia is an intimate contemporary portrait with a wonderfully distinctive presence. The simplified face, direct gaze and restrained palette lend the figure an almost ti...
Acrylic, Panel
$919
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Contemporary figurative painting of a woman acrylic on canvas ready-to-hang
By Natalya Mougenot
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary figurative painting, "The Simple Things in Life," by French artist Nataya Mougenot, is part of her ongoing series dedicated to women. It captures a woman sitting at...
Acrylic, Canvas
$402
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.6 in
Contemporary Expressionist portrait woman acrylic on canvas "Silent Power"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Silent Power" is a contemporary expressionist portrait by French artist Natalya Mougenot, infused with elements of Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, and Modern Naïve Art. It forms par...
Canvas, Acrylic
$517
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.6 in
Contemporary abstract figurative portrait human figure canvas "Inner spectrum"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Inner Spectrum" is a striking portrait by French contemporary artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her ongoing series devoted to the human figure — men and women depicted not as social ...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Marlena Nizio studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. She received her diploma in 1986. She was a holder of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture in Arts (1987). Professor Nowosielski about Nizio, “Marlena Nizio studied painting in my atelier. Yet I did not expect such a strong hit, such a massive activity of the already shaped artistic vision, better to say, inborn, ready and absolutely independent. It even frightens me. When the beginning comes with something so complete and formed, what will be next? Where is the place for progress and maturation? But these are pedant questions. In front of artistic facts, such questions cannot be asked. One should be grateful for what is already been given to us because such moments of joy and satisfaction are rare in contemporary painting. The duty of a person writing for a catalog is to state the unquestioned fact. Someone already formed, enters our artistic life. Someone with a true and individual artistic vision, who does not have to search out for it because it is already given to that person. It is real beyond any doubts. It is a fact and artistic reality totally genuine. Everything we can do now sits and rejoice over it. In times so difficult for art, full of doubts about the future of painting, these pictures prove such forecasts wrong.”
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.