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Figurative Art

78 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alex GreyAuthor · BooksAlex Grey (born November 29, 1953) is an American visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner known for creating spiritual and psychedelic artwork such as his 21-painting…
Anne WhitneyArtist · SculptureAnne Whitney (September 2, 1821 – January 23, 1915) was an American sculptor and poet.
Antonio BerniArtist · PaintingsDelesio Antonio Berni (14 May 1905 – 13 October 1981) was an Argentine figurative artist.
Antonio CanovaArtist · PaintingsAntonio Canova (1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures.
Arthur BoydArtist · CeramicsArthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a leading Australian painter of the middle to late 20th century.
August GaulArtist · SculptureAugust Gaul (German: [ˈɡaʊl]; October 22, 1869 – October 18, 1922) was a German sculptor and expressionism artist, born in Großauheim (now part of Hanau).
Bessie HarveyArtist · SculptureBessie Harvey (born Bessie Ruth White; October 11, 1929 – August 12, 1994) was an American artist best known for her sculptures constructed out of found objects, primarily pieces of wood.
Betye SaarEngraver · PrintsBetye Irene Saar (née Brown; July 30, 1926 – July 26, 2026) was an American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage.
Camille ClaudelArtist · SculptureCamille Rosalie Claudel (8 December 1864 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor known for her figurative works in bronze and marble. She died in relative obscurity.
Chana OrloffArtist · SculptureChana Orloff (25 June 1888 – 16 December 1968) was a Ukrainian-born French and Israeli Art deco and figurative art sculptor.
Charles SheelerPhotographer · PhotographyCharles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the 1921 avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in…
Christian MarclayPhotographer · PhotographyChristian Marclay (born January 11, 1955) is a visual artist and composer. He holds both American and Swiss nationality.
Cornelia ParkerArtist · SculptureCornelia Ann Parker (born 14 July 1956) is an English visual artist, best known for her sculpture and installation art.
Dante Gabriel RossettiArtist · PaintingsGabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator.
Ed RuschaEngraver · PrintsEdward Joseph Ruscha IV (roo-SHAY; born December 16, 1937) is an American artist associated with the pop art movement.
Emilio GrecoIllustrator · IllustrationEmilio Greco (11 October 1913 – 4 April 1995) was an Italian sculptor, engraver, medallist, writer and poet.
Fernando BoteroIllustrator · IllustrationFernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian painter and sculptor.
Francis BaconDesigner · Modern designFrancis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery.
Frank Cadogan CowperIllustrator · IllustrationFrank Cadogan Cowper (16 October 1877 – 17 November 1958) was an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical and literary scenes, also described as "The Last Pre-Raphaelite".
George MinneEngraver · PrintsGeorge (Georges) Minne (born Georgius Joannes Leonardus Minne; 30 August 1866 – 18 February 1941) was a Belgian artist and sculptor famous for his idealized depictions of man's inner…
Grayson PerryArtist · CeramicsHe was born in Chelmsford.
James RosenquistEngraver · PrintsJames Albert Rosenquist (November 29, 1933 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist and one of the proponents of the pop art movement.
Jaune Quick–to–See SmithArtist · PaintingsJaune Quick-to-See Smith (January 15, 1940 – January 24, 2025) was a Native American visual artist and curator.
Jean MetzingerEngraver · PrintsJean Dominique Antony Metzinger (lang; 24 June 1883 – 3 November 1956) was a major 20th-century French painter, theorist, writer, critic and poet, who along with Albert Gleizes wrote the…
Joaquín Torres-GarcíaArtist · PaintingsJoaquín Torres-García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949), was a Spanish Uruguayan painter, theorist, teacher and author, who spent most of his adult life in Spain.
Joseph BernardArtist · SculptureJoseph Bernard (1866, Vienne, Isère – 1931) was a modern classical French sculptor, featured on the frontispiece of Elie Faure's 1927 survey of modern art, "Spirit of Forms".
Juan GrisEngraver · Prints
Juan MuñozArtist · PaintingsJuan Muñoz (17 June 1953 28 August 2001) was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze.
Julian SchnabelEngraver · PrintsJulian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings"—with broken ceramic plates set onto…
Laura OwensPhotographer · PhotographyLaura Owens (born 1970) is an American painter, gallery owner and educator. She emerged in the late 1990s from the Los Angeles art scene.
Lovis CorinthEngraver · PrintsLovis Corinth (21 July 1858 – 17 July 1925) was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
Marc QuinnEngraver · PrintsMarc Quinn (born 8 January 1964) is a British contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, and painting.
Marcel DuchampEngraver · PrintsHenri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (lang; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French American artist, chess player, and inventor who played a key role in the development of the avant-garde in the…
Marisol EscobarDesigner · Modern designMarisol Escobar (May 22, 1930 – April 30, 2016), otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor.
Martina SchettinaArtist · SculptureMartina Schettina (born 1961) is an Austrian artist. The main part of her work is Mathematical art.
Maxfield ParrishArtist · PaintingsMaxfield Parrish (July 25, 1870 – March 30, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century.
Mel RamosEngraver · PrintsMelvin John Ramos (July 24, 1935 – October 14, 2018) was an American figurative painter, specializing most often in paintings of female nudes, whose work incorporates elements of realist…
Moissey KoganEngraver · PrintsMoissey Kogan (12 March 1879 – 3 March 1943) was a Bessarabian Jewish medalist, sculptor and graphic artist who spent much of his time in Paris and travelled throughout Europe.
Nel KlaassenArtist · Ceramics
Niki de Saint PhalleArtist · SculptureNiki de Saint Phalle (born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 193021 May 2002) was a French American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated…
Norman RockwellIllustrator · Illustration
Osman Hamdi BeyArtist · Paintings
Pablo SerranoArtist · SculpturePablo Serrano Aguilar (8 March 1908, Crivillén, Teruel – 26 November 1985, Madrid) was a Spanish abstract sculptor.
Paul CadmusEngraver · PrintsPaul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 – December 12, 1999) was an American artist widely known for his egg tempera paintings of gritty social interactions in urban settings.
Paul McCarthyArtist · SculpturePaul McCarthy (born August 4, 1945) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Princess Fahrelnissa ZeidEngraver · PrintsPrincess Fahrelnissa Zeid (Fakhr un-nisa or Fahr-El-Nissa, born Fahrünissa Şakir (Kabaağaçlı);
Red GroomsIllustrator · IllustrationRed Grooms (born Charles Rogers Grooms on June 7, 1937) is an American multimedia artist best known for his colorful pop-art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life.
Robert IndianaArtist · SculptureRobert Indiana (born Robert Clark; September 13, 1928 – May 19, 2018) was an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, associated with the pop art movement.
Robert Ingersoll AitkenArtist · SculptureRobert Ingersoll Aitken (May 8, 1878 – January 3, 1949) was an American sculptor. Perhaps his most famous work is the West Pediment of the United States Supreme Court Building.
Ron MueckArtist · SculptureRonald Hans Mueck (or /ˈmuːɪk/) (born Hans Ronald Mueck; 9 May 1958) is an Australian sculptor working in the United Kingdom.
Sigmar PolkeEngraver · PrintsSigmar Polke (13 February 1941 – 10 June 2010) was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials.
Takashi MurakamiArtist · Paintings
Tosa MitsuokiArtist · PaintingsTosa Mitsuoki (土佐光起; November 21, 1617 – November 14, 1691) was a Japanese painter.
Umberto BoccioniArtist · SculptureUmberto Boccioni (lang; 19 October 1882 – 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor.
Wifredo LamArtist · Ceramics
Willy KreitzArtist · SculptureWilhelm "Willy" Kreitz (21 September 1903 – 3 July 1982) was a Belgian ice hockey player and sculptor.
Winold ReissIllustrator · IllustrationHe was born in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Yves KleinArtist · SculptureYves Klein (lang; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in postwar European art.

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